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Monterey County, California
Monterey County runs from the Salinas Valley's row-crop ground to the Monterey Peninsula and Big Sur coast, joining a billion-dollar agricultural economy to premium coastal resort property. Water is the defining issue — Salinas Valley groundwater adjudication and the peninsula's Cal Am supply cap have blocked or delayed entitlements for years — alongside coastal-zone permitting and Fort Ord's long reuse buildout.
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Monterey County at a glance
- 436,000Population (2024)
- SalinasCounty seat
- 3,282 sq miLand area
- 133 / sq miDensity
- $94,000Median household income
- $725,000Median home value
What the live Monterey County map shows
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- City Boundaries: 12
- School Boundaries: 33
- Congressional Districts: 2
- Soils: 312
- State House Districts: 2
- State Senate Districts: 1
- Voter Precincts: 208
- Wetlands: 7
Cities and towns in Monterey County
Carmel-by-the-Sea, Del Rey Oaks, Gonzales, Greenfield, King City, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Sand City, Seaside, Soledad.
Neighboring counties
- San Benito County, CA · map
- Kings County, CA · map
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