Population
Fontana
211,921
Salinas
161,993
Median Income
Fontana
$98,187
Salinas
$89,150
Home Value
Fontana
$558,500
Salinas
$610,900
Rent
Fontana
$1,733
Salinas
$1,923
Crime Rate
Fontana
2.70
Salinas
5.27
Cost of Living
Fontana
167.6
Salinas
169.1
Avg Temp
Fontana
N/A
Salinas
N/A
Unemployment
Fontana
6.8%
Salinas
4.7%
How Similar Are Fontana & Salinas?
Salinas is Fontana's #17 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Fontana
211,921
Salinas
161,993
Fontana has a 24% larger population than Salinas.
Violent Crime
Fontana
2.70
Salinas
5.27
Salinas has a 49% higher violent crime than Fontana.
Property Crime
Fontana
12.16
Salinas
16.75
Salinas has a 27% higher property crime than Fontana.
Political Leaning
Fontana
49.7%
Salinas
33.6%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Fontana has a stronger Democratic lean (32% difference).
Unemployment
Fontana
6.8%
Salinas
4.7%
Fontana has a 30% higher unemployment than Salinas.
Median Income
Fontana
$98,187
Salinas
$89,150
Both cities have similar median income — just a 9% difference.
Home Values
Fontana
$558,500
Salinas
$610,900
Both cities have similar home values — just a 9% difference.
Education
Fontana
12.7%
Salinas
9.3%
Fontana has a 27% higher education than Salinas.
Demographics
Fontana
21.9%
Salinas
21.8%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 0% difference.
Cost of Living
Fontana
167.6
Salinas
169.1
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Fontana and Salinas share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Fontana leads in 7 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Fontana leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDFontana has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,777 vs $2,232 in Salinas (20% lower). Fontana has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,201 vs $2,684 in Salinas (18% lower). Fontana scores 227.2 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 243.2 in Salinas.
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Housing Market — Fontana leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFontana has a vacancy rate of 2.0% compared to 3.5% in Salinas. Fontana has a owner-occupied of 67.2% compared to 47.0% in Salinas. Fontana has a single-family homes of 80.3% compared to 62.3% in Salinas.
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Jobs & Economy — Fontana leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFontana has a work from home of 12.3% compared to 4.3% in Salinas. Fontana: 107,372 vs Salinas: 73,271 for labor force. Salinas has a unemployment rate of 4.7% compared to 6.8% in Fontana.
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Crime & Safety — Fontana leads
Source: FBI UCRFontana has a property crime clearance of 19.9% compared to 9.0% in Salinas. Fontana has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.04 in Salinas. Fontana has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.56 compared to 1.41 in Salinas.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Fontana leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauFontana has a bachelor's degree or higher of 12.7% compared to 9.3% in Salinas. Fontana has a high school diploma or higher of 31.3% compared to 23.4% in Salinas.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFontana has a population of 211,921, about 1.3x the size of Salinas (161,993). Salinas skews younger with a median age of 32.1 vs 33.3.
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Salinas
Healthcare — Fontana leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareFontana: 5 vs Salinas: 4 for with emergency services.
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Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute — Fontana leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFontana has a work from home of 12.3% compared to 4.3% in Salinas. Salinas has a bicycle of 0.1% compared to 0.0% in Fontana. Fontana has a public transit of 1.3% compared to 0.9% in Salinas.
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