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Best places to live in Greater San Diego

30 places with 2,523,958 residents within about 40 km of San Diego, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is San Diego, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Rancho San Diego
    California, 21,208 residents    54
  2. 2Santee (California)
    California, 57,787 residents    54
  3. 3Casa de Oro-Mount Helix
    California, 18,762 residents    54
  4. 4Lakeside (California)
    California, 20,648 residents    53
  5. 5Bonita
    California, 12,538 residents    51
  6. 6Eucalyptus Hills
    California, 5,313 residents    50
  7. 7Imperial Beach
    California, 27,408 residents    50
  8. 8Poway
    California, 50,157 residents    50
  9. 9La Presa
    California, 34,169 residents    49
  10. 10Spring Valley (California)
    California, 28,205 residents    48

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For retired couples

  1. 1Casa de Oro-Mount Helix
    California, 18,762 residents    72
  2. 2Santee (California)
    California, 57,787 residents    71
  3. 3Rancho San Diego
    California, 21,208 residents    71
  4. 4Lakeside (California)
    California, 20,648 residents    71
  5. 5Poway
    California, 50,157 residents    70
  6. 6Bonita
    California, 12,538 residents    70
  7. 7Ramona (California)
    California, 20,292 residents    69
  8. 8Imperial Beach
    California, 27,408 residents    68
  9. 9Jamul
    California, 6,163 residents    68
  10. 10Crest
    California, 2,593 residents    68

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For remote workers

  1. 1Casa de Oro-Mount Helix
    California, 18,762 residents    60
  2. 2Rancho San Diego
    California, 21,208 residents    60
  3. 3Lakeside (California)
    California, 20,648 residents    60
  4. 4Santee (California)
    California, 57,787 residents    59
  5. 5Ramona (California)
    California, 20,292 residents    58
  6. 6Poway
    California, 50,157 residents    57
  7. 7Imperial Beach
    California, 27,408 residents    57
  8. 8Bonita
    California, 12,538 residents    57
  9. 9La Presa
    California, 34,169 residents    56
  10. 10Eucalyptus Hills
    California, 5,313 residents    55

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For commuters

  1. 1Chula Vista
    California, 265,757 residents    79
  2. 2El Cajon
    California, 103,679 residents    79
  3. 3San Diego (California)
    California, 1,404,452 residents    78
  4. 4Santee (California)
    California, 57,787 residents    77
  5. 5Escondido
    California, 151,038 residents    77
  6. 6La Mesa (California)
    California, 60,089 residents    75
  7. 7Spring Valley (California)
    California, 28,205 residents    75
  8. 8Rancho San Diego
    California, 21,208 residents    75
  9. 9Bostonia
    California, 15,379 residents    74
  10. 10Casa de Oro-Mount Helix
    California, 18,762 residents    74

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For single professionals

  1. 1San Diego (California)
    California, 1,404,452 residents    79
  2. 2Chula Vista
    California, 265,757 residents    73
  3. 3El Cajon
    California, 103,679 residents    71
  4. 4National City
    California, 61,060 residents    70
  5. 5Escondido
    California, 151,038 residents    69
  6. 6Coronado
    California, 24,812 residents    68
  7. 7La Mesa (California)
    California, 60,089 residents    67
  8. 8Santee (California)
    California, 57,787 residents    67
  9. 9Spring Valley (California)
    California, 28,205 residents    63
  10. 10Casa de Oro-Mount Helix
    California, 18,762 residents    62

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Spring Valley (California)
    California, 28,205 residents    21
  2. 2Rancho San Diego
    California, 21,208 residents    21
  3. 3Casa de Oro-Mount Helix
    California, 18,762 residents    21
  4. 4Santee (California)
    California, 57,787 residents    21
  5. 5La Presa
    California, 34,169 residents    21
  6. 6Lakeside (California)
    California, 20,648 residents    20
  7. 7Bostonia
    California, 15,379 residents    20
  8. 8Chula Vista
    California, 265,757 residents    20
  9. 9Bonita
    California, 12,538 residents    20
  10. 10El Cajon
    California, 103,679 residents    19

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Towns in Greater San Diego