La Mesa, CA vs Spring Valley (San Diego County), CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricLa Mesa, CASpring Valley (San Diego County), CA
Population60,79731,969
Median Household Income$95,028$109,110
Median Rent$2,049/mo$2,166/mo
Median Home Value$812,000$714,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)112112
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58.4%58.5%
Poverty Rate11.5%9.5%
Unemployment Rate4.4%4.6% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k397167*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,358315*
Median AQI6767
Good AQI Days /yr6464
Summer Highs85°F85°F
Winter Lows43°F43°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute23.8 min26.2 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher23.5—
College Degree Rate40.6%32.5%
Foreign-Born %13.1%19.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.0%+1.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Spring Valley (San Diego County) (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.