Lakeside (San Diego County), CA vs Poway, CA

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

MetricLakeside (San Diego County), CAPoway, CA
Population22,44748,713
Median Household Income$96,447$148,359
Median Rent$2,016/mo$2,301/mo
Median Home Value$634,400$1,034,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)112112
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income51.4%51.3%
Poverty Rate9.9%5.6%
Unemployment Rate4.6% (county)4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k167*89
Property Crime Rate /100k315*375
Median AQI6767
Good AQI Days /yr6464
Summer Highs85°F80°F
Winter Lows43°F45°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute25.6 min25.3 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher—27
College Degree Rate26.1%54.2%
Foreign-Born %10.7%18%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.6%+0.7%

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 Lakeside (San Diego County) (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.