Metro area · CBSA 41500
Salinas
The Salinas, CA metro area has 437,613 people. Median rent is $2,055, 25.4% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Monterey County at $2,416. Of the 23 places we track here, Carmel Valley Village has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$97,230
Median home value
$781,000
Unemployment
5.2%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$2,416
HUD, Monterey County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas | 161,761 | $1,991 | 26.0% |
| Seaside | 31,814 | $2,409 | 33.9% |
| Monterey | 29,613 | $2,353 | 27.5% |
| Soledad | 26,365 | $1,698 | 21.0% |
| Marina | 22,563 | $2,101 | 26.3% |
| Greenfield | 20,232 | $1,724 | 24.4% |
| Prunedale | 19,723 | $1,618 | 18.7% |
| Pacific Grove | 14,951 | $2,455 | 27.8% |
| King City | 13,604 | $1,534 | 27.6% |
| Gonzales | 8,492 | $1,524 | 23.5% |
| Castroville | 6,720 | $1,948 | 26.2% |
| Carmel Valley Village | 4,785 | $2,211 | 17.0% |
| Del Monte Forest | 3,613 | $3,501 | 29.4% |
| Las Lomas | 3,355 | $1,969 | 27.2% |
| Aromas | 3,245 | $2,638 | 21.3% |
| Carmel-by-the-Sea | 3,162 | $2,707 | 25.1% |
| Pajaro | 2,899 | $1,850 | 26.2% |
| Pine Canyon | 2,477 | $1,783 | 19.3% |
| Elkhorn | 1,664 | $2,055 | 19.4% |
| Del Rey Oaks | 1,570 | $3,298 | 29.4% |
| Boronda | 1,351 | $2,112 | 26.1% |
| Fort Hunter Liggett | 1,119 | $2,055 | 25.4% |
| Chualar | 812 | $1,253 | 25.4% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.