Anderson, CA vs McKinleyville, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricAnderson, CAMcKinleyville, CA
Population11,25517,113
Median Household Income$47,375$73,327
Median Rent$962/mo$1,607/mo
Median Home Value$283,000$457,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)101—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income61%57.5%
Poverty Rate21.2%14.2%
Unemployment Rate5.5% (county)5.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k710246*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,338766*
Median AQI4438
Good AQI Days /yr276285
Summer Highs97°F63°F
Winter Lows38°F40°F
Snowfall3 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute19.7 min21 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher19.719.7
College Degree Rate15.6%38.3%
Foreign-Born %3.7%3.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.7%-0.3%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices McKinleyville (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.