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Alpine is a small city of 15,180 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 22 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $864k and rent runs about $2k a month.
15,180people
$864kTypical home
$1,973/moRent
86° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
329Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,180
- Part of a metro area
- About 567 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to San Diego, CA
- 22 mi to San Diego, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $864k (≈$5,448/mo)
- Median rent $1,973/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 329 sunny days a year (219 totally clear)
- 36 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (313 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,139 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to SAN airport
- 26 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,074 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 95 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,334 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 150 bars within 25 mi
- 615 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Diego County: D+17 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk