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San Marcos is a mid-size city of 94,882 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 22 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $868k and rent runs about $2k a month.
94,882people
$868kTypical home
$2,348/moRent
81° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 94,882
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,862 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to San Diego, CA
- 22 mi to San Diego, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $868k (≈$5,474/mo)
- Median rent $2,348/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (402 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to CLD airport
- 28 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 633 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 93 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,466 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 132 bars within 25 mi
- 661 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% 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
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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