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San Diego is a big city of 1,389,526 people in San Diego County, California. It's part of the San Diego, CA area. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $907k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,389,526people
$907kTypical home
$2,313/moRent
80° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
216Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 1,389,526
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,261 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the San Diego, CA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $907k (≈$5,718/mo)
- Median rent $2,313/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 67°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
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (372 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,538 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 26% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SAN airport
- 6 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 397 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 92 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,407 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 290 bars within 25 mi
- 1,015 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 47 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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