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Potrero is a tiny town of 417 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 34 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $855k and rent runs about $2k a month.
417people
$855kTypical home
$2,246/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
329Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 417
- Part of a metro area
- About 132 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to San Diego, CA
- 34 mi to San Diego, CA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $855k (≈$5,390/mo)
- Median rent $2,246/mo
- Median household income $10k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 329 sunny days a year (219 totally clear)
- 36 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 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 11
- 58% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to SAN airport
- 35 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 33% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,454 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 112 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 214 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 113 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.