Salida, CA vs Ceres, CA

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

MetricSalida, CACeres, CA
Population13,90049,342
Median Household Income$94,935$79,025
Median Rent$2,081/mo$1,639/mo
Median Home Value$461,100$424,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)104104
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.3%50%
Poverty Rate8.2%15.9%
Unemployment Rate7.2% (county)8.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k350*374
Property Crime Rate /100k750*1,518
Median AQI5151
Good AQI Days /yr182182
Summer Highs93°F93°F
Winter Lows40°F40°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute32.2 min33.8 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher21.722.2
College Degree Rate19.6%12.7%
Foreign-Born %21.4%27.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.6%-1.5%

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 Salida (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.