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Solana Beach is a big small town of 12,823 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 14 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $3k a month.
12,823people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,212/moRent
80° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
216Sunny days
28Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,823
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,756 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 $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,212/mo
- Median household income $152k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 28 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
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (840 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to CLD airport
- 18 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 79 ft
- Right on the coast
- 76 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 99 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,346 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 288 bars within 25 mi
- 964 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 99 museums within 25 mi
- 45 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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