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Rancho San Diego is a small city of 21,272 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 13 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $905k and rent runs about $3k a month.
21,272people
$905kTypical home
$2,618/moRent
87° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
329Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,272
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,446 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to San Diego, CA
- 13 mi to San Diego, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $905k (≈$5,709/mo)
- Median rent $2,618/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 329 sunny days a year (219 totally clear)
- 36 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 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 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to SAN airport
- 16 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 489 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 75 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 260 bars within 25 mi
- 878 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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