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Pine Valley is a small town of 1,786 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 36 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $628k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,786people
$628kTypical home
$2,246/moRent
89° / 57°Summer / winter
12"Snow
329Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,786
- Part of a metro area
- About 249 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to San Diego, CA
- 36 mi to San Diego, CA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $628k (≈$3,959/mo)
- Median rent $2,246/mo
- Median household income $133k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 24.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 329 sunny days a year (219 totally clear)
- 36 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 12" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 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 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to SAN airport
- 40 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,023 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.