Rankings · How Salinas ranks in CA
How Salinas compares across California
Salinas is ranked on 37 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
Lists ranked on
37
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #96 most library borrowing
Top-quarter finishes
2
of 26 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 12% on average
★ What stands out · At a glance
Salinas lands in the top half on 8 of 26 lists
Each dot is Salinas’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Salinas does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Closest to a top hospital#98/844Lowest depression#99/844Fewest smokers#530/844Lowest obesity#594/844Healthiest#620/844Most active#657/844Fewest uninsured#754/844 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#331/843 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#170/422Lowest property tax#369/835Most affordable#432/835Cheapest rent#461/830 SafetySafety →
Safest#274/411 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#328/438 People
Most educated#633/844 What kind of place
Cooler summers than 93% of California
Not better or worse, just Salinas’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Cooler summers than 93% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
72.2° July high
Fewer homes per newcomer than 92% of CA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
17.9 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
More kids than 88% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
29.4% of residents are under 18
Younger than 86% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
32.4 median age
Fewer seniors than 84% of CA towns