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10,223people live here $145,479median household income▲ 80% above US $2,851median rent per month▲ 102% above US $810,300median home value▲ 144% above US

San Diego Country Estates is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, CA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in San Diego Country Estates

San Diego Country Estates is an unincorporated community in California with household incomes running above the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. San Diego Country Estates deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, long average commutes, and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Long commutes
Air quality concerns
Shrinking population
High student-teacher ratio

How San Diego Country Estates compares

Median household income

San Diego Country Estates$145,479

California avg$99,122

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

San Diego Country Estates$2,851

California avg$2,036

US$1,413

Median home value

San Diego Country Estates$810,300

California avg$734,700

US$332,700

What it takes to move to San Diego Country Estates

Based on San Diego Country Estates's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$5,702

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $114,040 a year
25% of San Diego Country Estates renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$162,060

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $81,030
Homes cost 5.6× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 102% above US

$2,851/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,851 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices are steep, with a median around $810,300. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $810,300 · 25% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.6% county unemployment

Unemployment in San Diego County is 4.6%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

San Diego County (county-wide)

Safety

167 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

San Diego Country Estates doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the San Diego County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 315/100k · Policed by San Diego County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 48% above US

39 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 38.6 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 18% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

67%

Work from home

18%

Carpool

12%

Other

2.9%

Walk

0.6%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 89°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 38°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforceNear US average

33% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 33% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

2 public schools inside the boundary

There are 2 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 23:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Cabrillo National Monument (35 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

San Diego Country Estates's strongest point is household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($2,851/mo) equals 24% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (18% of workers here already work from home). It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget and people who dread long commutes.

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