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Living in Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CA

Casa de Oro-Mount Helix is a small city of 19,765 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 10 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $952k and rent runs about $2k a month.

19,765people
$952kTypical home
$1,973/moRent
83° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
329Sunny days
49Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small city of 19,765
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 2,885 people per sq mi
  • 10 mi to San Diego, CA
  • 10 mi to San Diego, CA
  • Has its own stores and services

Money

  • Typical home $952k (≈$6,006/mo)
  • Median rent $1,973/mo
  • Median household income $125k
  • Property tax about 0.6% of value
  • 5.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 83°F
  • Winter highs around 68°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
  • 329 sunny days a year (219 totally clear)
  • 36 cloudy days a year
  • 16 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 49 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • 6 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
  • 34% of households have kids
  • 21% are 65 or older
  • 47% have a college degree
  • Very diverse community
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 28 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 13 mi to SAN airport
  • 13 mi to SAN (major hub)
  • 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 83% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1969
  • 96% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 814 ft
  • 11 mi to the ocean
  • 70 mi to a big lake
  • 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 100 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 7 mi to the nearest campground
  • 78 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 2,140 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 264 bars within 25 mi
  • 888 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 75 museums within 25 mi
  • 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 2 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 46% of California districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • Dog park in town
  • 3 congregations per 10k people
  • 6 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

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