Population
Salinas
161,993
Oceanside
172,542
Median Income
Salinas
$89,150
Oceanside
$93,724
Home Value
Salinas
$610,900
Oceanside
$702,000
Rent
Salinas
$1,923
Oceanside
$2,207
Crime Rate
Salinas
5.27
Oceanside
4.59
Cost of Living
Salinas
169.1
Oceanside
182.9
Avg Temp
Salinas
N/A
Oceanside
N/A
Unemployment
Salinas
4.7%
Oceanside
5.4%
How Similar Are Salinas & Oceanside?
Oceanside is Salinas's #12 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Salinas
161,993
Oceanside
172,542
Both cities have similar populations — Salinas at 161,993 and Oceanside at 172,542.
Violent Crime
Salinas
5.27
Oceanside
4.59
Salinas has a 13% higher violent crime than Oceanside.
Property Crime
Salinas
16.75
Oceanside
16.72
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 0% difference.
Political Leaning
Salinas
33.6%
Oceanside
40.2%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Oceanside has a stronger Democratic lean (16% difference).
Unemployment
Salinas
4.7%
Oceanside
5.4%
Oceanside has a 12% higher unemployment than Salinas.
Median Income
Salinas
$89,150
Oceanside
$93,724
Both cities have similar median income — just a 5% difference.
Home Values
Salinas
$610,900
Oceanside
$702,000
Oceanside has a 13% higher home values than Salinas.
Education
Salinas
9.3%
Oceanside
24.1%
Oceanside's education is significantly higher than Salinas's — 61% difference.
Demographics
Salinas
21.8%
Oceanside
52.9%
Oceanside's demographics is significantly higher than Salinas's — 59% difference.
Cost of Living
Salinas
169.1
Oceanside
182.9
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 8% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Salinas and Oceanside share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Oceanside leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Salinas leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSalinas scores 243.2 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 279.3 in Oceanside. Salinas has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,684 vs $3,001 in Oceanside (11% lower). Salinas has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,232 vs $2,459 in Oceanside (9% lower).
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSalinas has a vacancy rate of 3.5% compared to 8.0% in Oceanside. Oceanside has a owner-occupied of 58.5% compared to 47.0% in Salinas. Oceanside has a median home value of $702,000 vs $610,900 in Salinas (13% higher).
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Jobs & Economy — Oceanside leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOceanside has a poverty rate of 8.1% compared to 14.3% in Salinas. Oceanside has a work from home of 14.8% compared to 4.3% in Salinas. Oceanside has a per capita income of $43,094 vs $28,813 in Salinas (33% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Salinas leads
Source: FBI UCROceanside has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.85 compared to 1.41 in Salinas. Oceanside has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.02 compared to 0.04 in Salinas. Salinas has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.47 compared to 3.08 in Oceanside.
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Schools & Education — Oceanside leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauOceanside has a bachelor's degree or higher of 24.1% compared to 9.3% in Salinas. Oceanside has a high school diploma or higher of 37.3% compared to 23.4% in Salinas.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOceanside has a population of 172,542, about 1.1x the size of Salinas (161,993). Salinas skews younger with a median age of 32.1 vs 38.1.
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Salinas
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Healthcare — Oceanside leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareOceanside: 3.0 vs Salinas: 2.8 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Oceanside leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOceanside has a work from home of 14.8% compared to 4.3% in Salinas. Oceanside has a public transit of 2.1% compared to 0.9% in Salinas. Oceanside has a bicycle of 0.2% compared to 0.1% in Salinas.
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