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How do you pronounce Calexico, California? ›

Ca•lex•i•co (kə lek′si kō′), n. Place Namesa town in S California.

Calexico is one of California's best kept secrets. A delightful blend of American and Mexican cultures, Calexico's small-town lifestyle, combined with its convenient proximity to the metropolitan areas of Mexicali and San Diego, make it a great place to live.

Etymology. The name of the city is a portmanteau of California and Mexico. The originally proposed names were Santo Tomas or Thomasville. Mexicali is a similarly named city directly across the international border from Calexico, its name being a portmanteau of the words "Mexico" and "California."

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Calexico / County

Race and Ethnicity

97.8% of the people in Calexico, CA are hispanic (37.8k people).

Calexico

With a median home price of $474,969 and a median rent of $998, Calexico is the most affordable city on our list.

For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2021 - March 2021), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.

Noxious sewage filled with feces, industrial chemicals and other raw waste regularly comes in through the New River, which flows from Mexico's Mexicali Valley and through Calexico, leaving neighborhoods along the waterway engulfed in pungent fumes.

The residents of Mexicali (Mexicalenses) call themselves "Cachanillas" (due to a local plant, the cachanilla, used by the Cucapah tribe to build shacks) and are from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Our sister city is Mexicali the capital of Baja California, Mexico with a population of over 1 million people.

Is Calexico above sea level? ›

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Calexico / Elevation

Mexicali (also known informally as "Chicali") is the capital of the state of Baja California in Mexico, directly across the border from Calexico, California, United States. Its proximity to the United States has made it a very popular tourist destination, especially for day-trippers.