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Lake San Marcos is a small town of 4,693 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 22 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $917k and rent runs about $3k a month.
4,693people
$917kTypical home
$2,585/moRent
78° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,693
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,749 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to San Diego, CA
- 22 mi to San Diego, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $917k (≈$5,783/mo)
- Median rent $2,585/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 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 63
- 14% of households have kids
- 44% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to CLD airport
- 27 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 528 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 94 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,539 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 142 bars within 25 mi
- 686 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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