Living in Lemon Grove, CA
Lemon Grove is a small city of 27,686 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 8 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $705k and rent runs about $2k a month.
27,686people
$705kTypical home
$1,893/moRent
80° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
216Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,686
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,137 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to San Diego, CA
- 8 mi to San Diego, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $705k (≈$4,448/mo)
- Median rent $1,893/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (342 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (772 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to SAN airport
- 9 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 436 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 102 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,150 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 267 bars within 25 mi
- 894 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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