Watsonville, CA vs Prunedale, CA

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

MetricWatsonville, CAPrunedale, CA
Population51,71219,723
Median Household Income$78,393$103,819
Median Rent$1,889/mo$1,618/mo
Median Home Value$686,000$833,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)110109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.1%38.8%
Poverty Rate14.7%11.1%
Unemployment Rate12.5%7.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k415354*
Property Crime Rate /100k992654*
Median AQI3538
Good AQI Days /yr320314
Summer Highs72°F71°F
Winter Lows40°F41°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute26.1 min30.9 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher21.922.1
College Degree Rate12.4%23.8%
Foreign-Born %35.5%20.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-3.5%-5.1%

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