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Lakeside is a small city of 22,447 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 14 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $634k and rent runs about $2k a month.
22,447people
$634kTypical home
$2,016/moRent
90° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
329Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,447
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,240 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to San Diego, CA
- 14 mi to San Diego, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $634k (≈$4,001/mo)
- Median rent $2,016/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 329 sunny days a year (219 totally clear)
- 36 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 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 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to SAN airport
- 19 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 456 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 84 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,267 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 280 bars within 25 mi
- 953 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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