Population
Monterey
29,772
Claremont
36,553
Median Income
Monterey
$104,110
Claremont
$122,127
Home Value
Monterey
$1,003,300
Claremont
$870,800
Rent
Monterey
$2,288
Claremont
$2,125
Crime Rate
Monterey
3.89
Claremont
5.01
Cost of Living
Monterey
207.0
Claremont
215.3
Avg Temp
Monterey
N/A
Claremont
N/A
Unemployment
Monterey
5.5%
Claremont
5.8%
How Similar Are Monterey & Claremont?
Claremont is Monterey's #9 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Monterey
29,772
Claremont
36,553
Claremont has a 19% larger population than Monterey.
Violent Crime
Monterey
3.89
Claremont
5.01
Claremont has a 22% higher violent crime than Monterey.
Property Crime
Monterey
17.82
Claremont
19.18
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 7% difference.
Political Leaning
Monterey
33.6%
Claremont
31.9%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 5% difference.
Unemployment
Monterey
5.5%
Claremont
5.8%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 5% difference.
Median Income
Monterey
$104,110
Claremont
$122,127
Claremont has a 15% higher median income than Monterey.
Home Values
Monterey
$1,003,300
Claremont
$870,800
Monterey has a 13% higher home values than Claremont.
Education
Monterey
40.0%
Claremont
39.1%
Both cities have similar education — just a 2% difference.
Demographics
Monterey
67.0%
Claremont
52.6%
Monterey has a 21% higher demographics than Claremont.
Cost of Living
Monterey
207.0
Claremont
215.3
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 4% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Monterey and Claremont share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Monterey
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Claremont
Monterey leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Monterey leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDMonterey scores 103.7 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 186.7 in Claremont. Claremont scores 307.3 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 340.6 in Monterey. Monterey scores 129.6 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 143.3 in Claremont.
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Housing Market — Claremont leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSClaremont has a vacancy rate of 4.7% compared to 9.7% in Monterey. Claremont has a owner-occupied of 65.5% compared to 37.9% in Monterey. Claremont has a single-family homes of 78.6% compared to 51.5% in Monterey.
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Jobs & Economy — Claremont leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSClaremont has a poverty rate of 5.9% compared to 10.5% in Monterey. Monterey has a per capita income of $62,541 vs $54,163 in Claremont (15% higher). Claremont has a government sector of 37.8% compared to 32.1% in Monterey.
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Crime & Safety — Monterey leads
Source: FBI UCRMonterey has a property crime clearance of 10.5% compared to 5.9% in Claremont. Claremont has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.40 compared to 0.63 in Monterey. Monterey has a assault rate (per 1k) of 2.54 compared to 4.27 in Claremont.
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Schools & Education — Monterey leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauMonterey has a high school diploma or higher of 49.4% compared to 46.9% in Claremont. Monterey has a bachelor's degree or higher of 40.0% compared to 39.1% in Claremont.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSClaremont has a population of 36,553, about 1.2x the size of Monterey (29,772). Monterey skews younger with a median age of 37.1 vs 40.3.
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Monterey
Claremont
Healthcare — Monterey leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareMonterey: 2.8 vs Claremont: 2.6 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Monterey leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMonterey has a bicycle of 1.7% compared to 0.6% in Claremont. Monterey has a public transit of 3.2% compared to 1.5% in Claremont. Claremont has a work from home of 21.9% compared to 20.5% in Monterey.
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