Population
Salinas
161,993
Salem
44,241
Median Income
Salinas
$89,150
Salem
$85,137
Home Value
Salinas
$610,900
Salem
$497,400
Rent
Salinas
$1,923
Salem
$1,800
Crime Rate
Salinas
5.27
Salem
1.52
Cost of Living
Salinas
169.1
Salem
158.7
Avg Temp
Salinas
N/A
Salem
N/A
Unemployment
Salinas
4.7%
Salem
5.2%
How Similar Are Salinas & Salem?
Salem is Salinas's #23 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Salinas
161,993
Salem
44,241
Salinas (161,993) is about 3.7x larger than Salem (44,241).
Violent Crime
Salinas
5.27
Salem
1.52
Salinas's violent crime is significantly higher than Salem's — 71% difference.
Property Crime
Salinas
16.75
Salem
15.54
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 7% difference.
Political Leaning
Salinas
33.6%
Salem
38.9%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Salem has a stronger Democratic lean (14% difference).
Unemployment
Salinas
4.7%
Salem
5.2%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 9% difference.
Median Income
Salinas
$89,150
Salem
$85,137
Both cities have similar median income — just a 5% difference.
Home Values
Salinas
$610,900
Salem
$497,400
Salinas has a 19% higher home values than Salem.
Education
Salinas
9.3%
Salem
35.9%
Salem's education is significantly higher than Salinas's — 74% difference.
Demographics
Salinas
21.8%
Salem
75.2%
Salem's demographics is significantly higher than Salinas's — 71% difference.
Cost of Living
Salinas
169.1
Salem
158.7
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 6% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Salinas and Salem share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Salem leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Salem leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSalem scores 117.2 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 136.3 in Salinas. Salinas has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,232 vs $2,476 in Salem (10% lower). Salinas has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,684 vs $2,941 in Salem (9% lower).
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Housing Market — Salinas leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSalinas has a single-family homes of 62.3% compared to 31.9% in Salem. Salinas has a vacancy rate of 3.5% compared to 5.8% in Salem. Salinas has a median property tax of $3,993 vs $6,032 in Salem (34% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Salinas leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSalinas: 73,271 vs Salem: 27,245 for labor force. Salem has a work from home of 19.4% compared to 4.3% in Salinas. Salem has a per capita income of $49,734 vs $28,813 in Salinas (42% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Salem leads
Source: FBI UCRSalem has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.35 compared to 1.41 in Salinas. Salem has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 1.52 compared to 5.27 in Salinas. Salem has a assault rate (per 1k) of 1.04 compared to 3.29 in Salinas.
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Schools & Education — Salem leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSalem has a bachelor's degree or higher of 35.9% compared to 9.3% in Salinas. Salem has a high school diploma or higher of 50.8% 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 ACSSalinas has a population of 161,993, about 3.7x the size of Salem (44,241). Salinas skews younger with a median age of 32.1 vs 38.5.
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Salinas
Salem
Healthcare — Salem leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSalem: 3.5 vs Salinas: 2.8 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Salem: 5 vs Salinas: 4 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute — Salem leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSalem has a bicycle of 0.8% compared to 0.1% in Salinas. Salem has a public transit of 6.3% compared to 0.9% in Salinas. Salem has a work from home of 19.4% compared to 4.3% in Salinas.
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