Monterey County, California — cities by momentum

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10 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

10
Cities tracked
336,473
Combined population
$751,711
Median home (county)
4
Rising / Hot

Monterey County, California has 10 tracked cities with a combined population of 336,473. The median home value across these cities is $751,711.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Soledad, with a composite score of 69 (Rising) — median home $636,370, +1.3% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is King City at $525,329.

Soledad

pop 26,345
69
Rising$636,370 · +1.3%

King City

pop 13,920
68
Rising$525,329 · +0.5%

Greenfield

pop 21,042
65
Rising$552,849 · -2.0%

Gonzales

pop 8,431
63
Rising$635,579 · +1.1%

Pacific Grove

pop 14,851
60
Stable$1,438,129 · -1.0%

Salinas

pop 160,783
59
Stable$751,711 · -0.7%

Marina

pop 23,047
53
Stable$876,707 · -3.3%

Seaside

pop 31,524
51
Stable$800,821 · -2.6%

Monterey

pop 29,015
50
Stable$1,189,607 · -3.2%

Castroville

pop 7,515
44
Cooling$693,453 · -4.2%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
60° / 41°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
82° / 60°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
258
~71% of year
Annual precip
22″ rain
8″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
Very high
Earthquake
Very high
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.