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Valley Center is a big small town of 11,119 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 30 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 67°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $884k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,119people
$884kTypical home
$1,750/moRent
90° / 67°Summer / winter
5"Snow
319Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,119
- Part of a metro area
- About 405 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to San Diego, CA
- 30 mi to San Diego, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $884k (≈$5,573/mo)
- Median rent $1,750/mo
- Median household income $132k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 5" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 17 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 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to CLD airport
- 36 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,431 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 81 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,005 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 81 bars within 25 mi
- 465 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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