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Country around Julian is a rural area of about 3,218 people in San Diego County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 44 miles from El Centro, CA and 53 miles from San Diego, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 61°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $591k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,218people
$591kTypical home
$1,973/moRent
98° / 61°Summer / winter
8"Snow
338Sunny days
13Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,218 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to San Diego, CA
- 44 mi to El Centro, CA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $591k (≈$3,729/mo)
- Median rent $1,973/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 338 sunny days a year (226 totally clear)
- 27 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 13 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 86 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 54
- 19% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to IPL airport
- 57 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,854 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of California districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 43 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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