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Carlsbad is a mid-size city of 114,373 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 23 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.3M and rent runs about $3k a month.
114,373people
$1.3MTypical home
$2,808/moRent
74° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 114,373
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,025 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to San Diego, CA
- 23 mi to San Diego, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.3M (≈$7,927/mo)
- Median rent $2,808/mo
- Median household income $143k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 65°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
- 53 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
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,084 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 0 mi to CLD airport
- 28 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 295 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 86 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,369 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 125 bars within 25 mi
- 593 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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