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National City is a mid-size city of 58,893 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 11 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $612k and rent runs about $2k a month.
58,893people
$612kTypical home
$1,692/moRent
75° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
216Sunny days
33Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 58,893
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,015 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to San Diego, CA
- 11 mi to San Diego, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $612k (≈$3,861/mo)
- Median rent $1,692/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 67°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
- 33 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (626 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,660 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SAN airport
- 7 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 75 ft
- Right on the coast
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 106 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,056 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 249 bars within 25 mi
- 860 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 73 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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