Salinas, CA
161,761Residents
$91,908Median household income
$1,991/moMedian gross rent
$654,100Median home value
32.4Median age
17%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
47%Homes lived in by their owners
7.1×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 26% of the median household income in Salinas.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $80,000 a year. In California that leaves roughly $4,959 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $80,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.