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Camp Pendleton South is a small city of 15,766 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 32 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $855k and rent runs about $3k a month.
15,766people
$855kTypical home
$3,092/moRent
72° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
39Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,766
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,273 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to San Diego, CA
- 32 mi to San Diego, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $855k (≈$5,390/mo)
- Median rent $3,092/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 39 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 23
- 57% of households have kids
- 1% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to CLD airport
- 36 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 46 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 952 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 91 bars within 25 mi
- 409 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.