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Camp Pendleton Mainside is a big small town of 9,501 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 36 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $855k and rent runs about $4k a month.
9,501people
$855kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
79° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,501
- Part of a metro area
- About 884 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to San Diego, CA
- 36 mi to San Diego, CA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $855k (≈$5,390/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 68°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
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 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 22
- 76% of households have kids
- 1% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 45% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to CLD airport
- 40 mi to SNA (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 100% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 341 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,011 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 88 bars within 25 mi
- 466 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.