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Fairbanks Ranch is a small town of 2,703 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 13 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,703people
$2.0MTypical home
$2,246/moRent
84° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
216Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,703
- Part of a metro area
- About 531 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to San Diego, CA
- 13 mi to San Diego, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $2,246/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°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
- 3 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 41
- 49% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 78% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to CLD airport
- 18 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 167 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 111 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,390 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 295 bars within 25 mi
- 992 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 102 museums within 25 mi
- 49 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.