Salinas vs Gilroy
Salinas, CA compared with Gilroy, CA · 22 miles apart
Salinas has 159,134 residents to Gilroy’s 60,764. Salinas comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, unemployment. Gilroy does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Salinas, CA | Gilroy, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 159,134 | 60,764 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 6,767 | 3,666 |
| Median household income | $91,908 | $133,107 |
| Median home value | $654,100 | $1,027,400 |
| Median rent | $1,991 | $2,301 |
| Homeownership | 47% | 62.4% |
| Average commute | 26.6 min | 33.3 min |
| Median age | 32.4 | 37 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 16.5% | 29.3% |
| Poverty rate | 13.6% | 6.7% |
| Unemployment | 4.7% | 6.3% |
| Price to income | 7.1× | 7.7× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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