A city of 161,761. Home to 77 notable people.
The 3 things Salinas does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Salinas. Another town gets a different order.
Salinas beats the California average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| What stands out | Salinas | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.4% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 17.8% | 20.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 22.4% | 10.6% |
19 miles of trails across 33 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. El Dorado Community Park | 1.1 mi | 17 |
| 2. Sherwood Park | 0.8 mi | 27 |
| 3. Montebella Park | 0.7 mi | 18 |
About one in 3 of Salinas’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Monterey (5%), San Jose (4%) and Soledad (2%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 91% of U.S. communities.
Salinas reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 78% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 55%.
Salinas has warm winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 72°, a January night drops to 41°, and snow is almost unheard of.
The public schools Salinas’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Elementary | K–6 | 859 | Not graded |
| Monte Bella Elementary | K–6 | 812 | Not graded |
| Henry F. Kammann Elementary | K–6 | 743 | Not graded |
| Fremont Elementary | K–6 | 711 | Not graded |
| Natividad Elementary | K–6 | 705 | Not graded |
| Mission Park Elementary | K–6 | 657 | Not graded |
The typical Salinas home is worth about $748,000, up 1.4% in a year, close to the California typical home.
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12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 9 places on the National Register.
9 places in Salinas on the National Register of Historic Places.
77 notable people were born in Salinas.
City in California, United States
Salinas (; Spanish for "Salt Flats") is a city in and the county seat of Monterey County, California, United States. With a population of 163,542 in the 2020 Census, Salinas is the most populous city in Monterey County. Salinas is an urban area located along the eastern limits of the Monterey Bay Area, lying just south of the San Francisco Bay Area and 10 miles (16 km) southeast of the mouth of the Salinas River. The city is located at the mouth of the Salinas Valley, about eight miles (13 km) from the Pacific Ocean, and it has a climate more influenced by the ocean than the interior. Salinas serves as the main business, governmental, and industrial center of the region. The marine climate …
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