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Julian is a small town of 1,751 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 36 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $603k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,751people
$603kTypical home
$1,860/moRent
86° / 53°Summer / winter
7"Snow
338Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,751
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 222 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to San Diego, CA
- 36 mi to San Diego, CA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $603k (≈$3,801/mo)
- Median rent $1,860/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 338 sunny days a year (226 totally clear)
- 27 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 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 54
- 21% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 49 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to CLD airport
- 42 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,265 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of California districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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