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Holtville is a big small town of 5,617 people in Imperial County, California. It's about 11 miles from El Centro, CA and 102 miles from San Diego, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 106°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $861 a month.
5,617people
$310kTypical home
$861/moRent
106° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
338Sunny days
14Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,617
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,914 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to San Diego, CA
- 11 mi to El Centro, CA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,955/mo)
- Median rent $861/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 106°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 338 sunny days a year (236 totally clear)
- 27 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 14 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 118 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (214 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (404 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to IPL airport
- 96 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation -20 ft
- 62 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 129 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Imperial County: Purple — split almost evenly
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk