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Jamul is a big small town of 6,574 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 17 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
6,574people
$1.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
84° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
329Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,574
- Part of a metro area
- About 391 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 $1.0M (≈$6,604/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $153k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 329 sunny days a year (219 totally clear)
- 36 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 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 46
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to SAN airport
- 19 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,047 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,950 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 249 bars within 25 mi
- 824 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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