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Calexico is a small city of 38,585 people in Imperial County, California. It's about 8 miles from El Centro, CA and 96 miles from San Diego, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 107°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $314k and rent runs about $1k a month.
38,585people
$314kTypical home
$1,093/moRent
107° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
338Sunny days
11Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 38,585
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4,558 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to San Diego, CA
- 8 mi to El Centro, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,978/mo)
- Median rent $1,093/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 107°F
- Winter highs around 71°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 338 sunny days a year (236 totally clear)
- 27 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 11 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 118 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (789 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 42% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to IPL airport
- 98 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Imperial County: Purple — split almost evenly
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk