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Fallbrook is a small city of 32,112 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 39 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 68°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $784k and rent runs about $2k a month.
32,112people
$784kTypical home
$1,786/moRent
85° / 68°Summer / winter
6"Snow
319Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,112
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,831 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to San Diego, CA
- 39 mi to San Diego, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $784k (≈$4,945/mo)
- Median rent $1,786/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (313 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,139 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to CLD airport
- 43 mi to SNA (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 748 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 899 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 439 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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