Salida, CA vs Riverbank, CA

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

MetricSalida, CARiverbank, CA
Population13,90025,166
Median Household Income$94,935$87,966
Median Rent$2,081/mo$1,604/mo
Median Home Value$461,100$463,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)104104
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.3%51.1%
Poverty Rate8.2%12.8%
Unemployment Rate7.2% (county)8.4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k350*116
Property Crime Rate /100k750*1,485
Median AQI5151
Good AQI Days /yr182182
Summer Highs93°F93°F
Winter Lows40°F40°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute32.2 min30 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher21.721.5
College Degree Rate19.6%19.6%
Foreign-Born %21.4%21.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.6%+6.5%

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.