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Bonsall is a small town of 4,332 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 32 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $959k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,332people
$959kTypical home
$2,336/moRent
80° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
44Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,332
- Part of a metro area
- About 318 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to San Diego, CA
- 32 mi to San Diego, CA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $959k (≈$6,046/mo)
- Median rent $2,336/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 44 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (313 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,139 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to CLD airport
- 37 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 545 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,018 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 83 bars within 25 mi
- 479 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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