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Vista is a mid-size city of 99,114 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 27 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $762k and rent runs about $2k a month.
99,114people
$762kTypical home
$2,249/moRent
77° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
44Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 99,114
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,225 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to San Diego, CA
- 27 mi to San Diego, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $762k (≈$4,808/mo)
- Median rent $2,249/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 44 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
- Low violent crime (206 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (553 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to CLD airport
- 32 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 433 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 85 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,174 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 88 bars within 25 mi
- 532 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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