Moss LandingCA
A town of 45, settled in 1917.
Is Moss Landing a good place to live?
Moss Landing’s trail density is 2.7 miles per square mile, where California’s towns sit at 1.0 and U.S. towns at 0.4. The biggest park or preserve is Salinas River State Beach, at 38 acres. Moss Landing has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Moss Landing stand out
Where Moss Landing beats most towns.
45 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Monterey Bay Aquarium and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Moss Landing. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Zoo & aquariumMonterey Bay Aquarium
16 mi MuseumMonterey Museum of Art3 mi Canyon & gorgeMonterey Canyon
37 mi Stadium & arenaSAP Center
35 mi National ParkPinnacles National Park343K visitors a year
17 mi Theme parkSanta Cruz Beach BoardwalkPhoto credits
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Meij.kobayashi, Public domain · Monterey Museum of Art: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SAP Center: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pinnacles National Park: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: Josta Photo, CC BY 2.0
Moving to Moss Landing: who provides what
Moss Landing is unincorporated, so Monterey County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Moss Landing.
A smaller share of working residents in Moss Landing work locally than in the typical California or U.S. town
The median commute is under 17 miles. Jobs in Moss Landing fell by 314 from 2013 to 2023, to 384. The top destinations are Watsonville (13%), Santa Cruz (9%) and Salinas (8%).
| Moss Landing | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: very high risk in Moss Landing, mostly earthquakes
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Moss Landing after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2023. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 93% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 62% come from earthquakes and 16% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Open space protected for good: 19.8% of Moss Landing
1.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Salinas River State Beach | 0.8 mi | 38 |
| 2. Moss Landing State Beach | 0.1 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Moss Landing stands out in California and nationally, with a typical July afternoon cooler than most
Summers in Moss Landing are cool, and winters warm, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 67°, January nights drop to 43° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Moss Landing is
31% of Moss Landing adults have obesity. Of 32 CDC measures, Moss Landing beats the California average on 1 and trails it on 13. Two figures for adults in the town: 27% say their health is fair or poor, 38% have high blood pressure.
| Moss Landing | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 22% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Moss Landing | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 66.2% | 57.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moss Landing’s typical home value is about $836K
The share of households in Moss Landing who are owner-occupiers: 100%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Moss Landing
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Moss Landing
About 0 of every 100 Moss Landing residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Every workday, about 383 people come to Moss Landing for work
Where Moss Landing’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Moss Landing
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Moss Landing, CA a good place to live?
Moss Landing has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.