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Living in Boulevard, CA

Boulevard is a tiny town of 752 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 43 miles from El Centro, CA and 50 miles from San Diego, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $389k and rent runs about $2k a month.

752people
$389kTypical home
$2,246/moRent
90° / 59°Summer / winter
2"Snow
329Sunny days
47Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 752
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 193 people per sq mi
  • 50 mi to San Diego, CA
  • 43 mi to El Centro, CA
  • 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $389k (≈$2,451/mo)
  • Median rent $2,246/mo
  • Median household income $78k
  • Property tax about 0.7% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 90°F
  • Winter highs around 59°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
  • 329 sunny days a year (219 totally clear)
  • 36 cloudy days a year
  • 16 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 47 days a year with rain or snow
  • 2" of snow a year
  • Snow days are rare
  • 11 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 43
  • 23% of households have kids
  • 14% are 65 or older
  • 24% have a college degree
  • Very diverse community
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 34 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 43 mi to IPL airport
  • 53 mi to SAN (major hub)
  • 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 70% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1984
  • 78% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Hilly terrain
  • Elevation 3,566 ft
  • 47 mi to the ocean
  • 44 mi to a big lake
  • 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 112 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 5 mi to the nearest campground
  • No golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 4 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 40 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 19% of California districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 41 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 34 mi to the nearest vet
  • 37 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 3 congregations per 10k people
  • 15 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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