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Bonita is a big small town of 12,652 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 12 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $963k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,652people
$963kTypical home
$2,218/moRent
76° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
216Sunny days
33Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,652
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,522 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to San Diego, CA
- 12 mi to San Diego, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $963k (≈$6,071/mo)
- Median rent $2,218/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 33 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 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 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to SAN airport
- 11 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 197 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 106 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,034 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 245 bars within 25 mi
- 855 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 73 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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