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Harbison Canyon is a small town of 4,328 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 17 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $689k and rent runs about $3k a month.
4,328people
$689kTypical home
$2,793/moRent
89° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
329Sunny days
44Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,328
- Part of a metro area
- About 430 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to San Diego, CA
- 17 mi to San Diego, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $689k (≈$4,342/mo)
- Median rent $2,793/mo
- Median household income $130k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 68°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
- 44 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 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 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to SAN airport
- 21 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,142 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,091 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 260 bars within 25 mi
- 882 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 79 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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