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Descanso is a small town of 1,590 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 30 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $663k and rent runs about $3k a month.
1,590people
$663kTypical home
$3,250/moRent
84° / 57°Summer / winter
11"Snow
329Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,590
- Part of a metro area
- About 83 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to San Diego, CA
- 30 mi to San Diego, CA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $663k (≈$4,178/mo)
- Median rent $3,250/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 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
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to SAN airport
- 34 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,534 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 334 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 166 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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