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Poway is a small city of 48,713 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 14 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
48,713people
$1.0MTypical home
$2,301/moRent
86° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
216Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 48,713
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,247 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 $1.0M (≈$6,525/mo)
- Median rent $2,301/mo
- Median household income $148k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (403 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to CLD airport
- 20 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 715 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 111 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,466 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 303 bars within 25 mi
- 1,028 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 101 museums within 25 mi
- 49 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 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