Salida, CA vs Ripon, CA

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

MetricSalida, CARipon, CA
Population13,90016,201
Median Household Income$94,935$133,380
Median Rent$2,081/mo$1,851/mo
Median Home Value$461,100$704,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)104105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.3%51.9%
Poverty Rate8.2%5.4%
Unemployment Rate7.2% (county)6.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k350*154
Property Crime Rate /100k750*633
Median AQI5146
Good AQI Days /yr182219
Summer Highs93°F93°F
Winter Lows40°F40°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute32.2 min26.8 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher21.725.9
College Degree Rate19.6%29.4%
Foreign-Born %21.4%7.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.6%+0.7%

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.