Living in Soquel

In Soquel, unemployment is 7.6% (2024).

Soquel had a population of 10,721 at the end of 2020. The city faced an unemployment rate of 7.6% at the end of 2024. A foreign population count of 1,026 was recorded at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population10,721people31 Dec 2020Official source · California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)

Median gross salary4,496EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent2,094EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate7.6%country median 4.6% — 66% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean6.2µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 85% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 72% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Soquel?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	2,235 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	2,094 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Soquel a good place to live?

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Remote worker28%strong on work, weak on safety · range 18–38%

Skilled employee37%strong on work, weak on safety · range 28–46%

Student32%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 21–43%

Family26%strong on family, weak on safety · range 15–37%

Retirement32%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 19–45%

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How international is the population?

9.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,026 of 10,721 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Soquel is 7.6%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Soquel 7.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	4,496 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	7.6 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Soquel?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,172of €3,488 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,488
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €2,235
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,172

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Soquel. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Soquel. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	290.8 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Soquel when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Soquel's nearest airport was SJC, 42 km away and offered 29 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	29 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	42 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SJC	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Soquel. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Climate and air quality

Soquel recorded annual PM2.5 of 6.2 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Soquel's monthly mean temperatures were 11.1°C in January and 17.9°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

17°5°

18°6°

19°7°

21°8°

22°9°

23°11°

24°12°

24°13°

25°12°

23°10°

19°7°

16°5°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

163

155

109

153

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.2WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Soquel is 6.2 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Soquel 6.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.2 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 16.94 · Feb 17.72 · Mar 19.17 · Apr 20.72 · May 21.89 · Jun 23.33 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 24.33 · Sep 24.83 · Oct 23.28 · Nov 19.28 · Dec 16.39 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 5.22 · Feb 5.94 · Mar 6.72 · Apr 7.61 · May 9.44 · Jun 10.89 · Jul 12.39 · Aug 12.56 · Sep 11.61 · Oct 9.72 · Nov 6.89 · Dec 4.94 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 11.06 · Feb 11.83 · Mar 12.94 · Apr 14.17 · May 15.67 · Jun 17.11 · Jul 17.94 · Aug 18.44 · Sep 18.22 · Oct 16.5 · Nov 13.11 · Dec 10.67 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 163.1 · Feb 154.9 · Mar 109.5 · Apr 51.82 · May 22.1 · Jun 6.1 · Jul 0.254 · Aug 1.02 · Sep 2.54 · Oct 33.53 · Nov 80.52 · Dec 152.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	13.7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	6.15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Ventura ±1.8 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±3.9 °C, Reims (France) ±4.1 °C, Werl (Germany) ±4.5 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±4.8 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±5.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

An area of 11.9 km² comprised Soquel at the end of 2025. Population density was 897 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	11.91 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	9.61 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,026 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	897 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	10,721 people	31 Dec 2020	California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Soquel

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Rio Del Mar as a Soquel alternative in the same region

6 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €6,468 Rio Del Mar vs €4,496 Soquel+44%
Unemployment: 5.7% Rio Del Mar vs 7.6% Soquel−25%
Foreign residents: 8.3% Rio Del Mar vs 9.6% Soquel−13%
Residents: 9,713 Rio Del Mar vs 10,721 Soquel−9%
Annual PM2.5: 6.2 µg/m³ Rio Del Mar vs 6.2 µg/m³ Soquelsame level

Full comparison More about Rio Del Mar

North Bethesda as a Soquel alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3894 km, better on 4 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 9.6% Soquel+255%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €4,496 Soquel+36%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 7.6% Soquel−52%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 6.2 µg/m³ Soquel−5%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Soquel

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Aptos 3.4 km away

Rent: 1,902 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,614 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Rio Del Mar 5.7 km away

Rent: 3,148 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 6,468 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Ben Lomond 16.2 km away

Rent: 2,323 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,868 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Interlaken 18.1 km away

Rent: 1,793 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,298 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Soquel?

The unemployment rate is 7.6 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Soquel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.2 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Soquel?

The published population is 10,721 people. Source: California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS).

How many foreign residents live in Soquel?

1,026 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Soquel a good place to live?

Soquel may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Soquel?

Capitola, Aptos, Rio Del Mar, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley are near Soquel. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Soquel, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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