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About Salinas
City in California, United StatesSalinas (; 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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Housing in Salinas
The typical Salinas home is worth about $748,000, up 1.4% in a year, close to the California typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Salinas
Safety Grade C-
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%.
Schools in Salinas
All 54 schools →School Grade B-
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.
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