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Del Mar is a small town of 3,903 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 13 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
3,903people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
80° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
216Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,903
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,273 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to San Diego, CA
- 13 mi to San Diego, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $199k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (828 per 100k)
People
- Median age 56
- 18% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 82% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to CLD airport
- 16 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 253 ft
- Right on the coast
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 101 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,359 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 288 bars within 25 mi
- 972 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 101 museums within 25 mi
- 49 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 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