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Spring Valley is a small city of 31,969 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 11 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $715k and rent runs about $2k a month.
31,969people
$715kTypical home
$2,166/moRent
82° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
329Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 31,969
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,354 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to San Diego, CA
- 11 mi to San Diego, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $715k (≈$4,507/mo)
- Median rent $2,166/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°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
- 4 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 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to SAN airport
- 12 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 499 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 102 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 264 bars within 25 mi
- 883 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 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