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Rancho Santa Fe is a small town of 2,260 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 15 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
2,260people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
82° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,260
- Part of a metro area
- About 337 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to San Diego, CA
- 15 mi to San Diego, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $176k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 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 53
- 33% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to CLD airport
- 20 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 226 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 102 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,329 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 289 bars within 25 mi
- 945 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 102 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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