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Hidden Meadows is a small town of 3,524 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 28 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $851k and rent runs about $3k a month.
3,524people
$851kTypical home
$2,736/moRent
84° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,524
- Part of a metro area
- About 535 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to San Diego, CA
- 28 mi to San Diego, CA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $851k (≈$5,367/mo)
- Median rent $2,736/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 11 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 61
- 13% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to CLD airport
- 34 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,641 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 85 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,093 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 85 bars within 25 mi
- 523 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 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