Soquel, CA vs Watsonville, CA

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

MetricSoquel, CAWatsonville, CA
Population10,67951,712
Median Household Income$118,777$78,393
Median Rent$2,266/mo$1,889/mo
Median Home Value$957,300$686,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)110110
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.8%53.1%
Poverty Rate9.7%14.7%
Unemployment Rate6.3% (county)12.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k174*415
Property Crime Rate /100k690*992
Median AQI3535
Good AQI Days /yr320320
Summer Highs75°F72°F
Winter Lows42°F40°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute23 min26.1 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher21.621.9
College Degree Rate48%12.4%
Foreign-Born %9.6%35.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.8%-3.5%

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