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Life in San Diego, California

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Are you thinking of moving or relocating to San Diego, California? Would you like to know what the quality of life is like living in San Diego?

Jason Parker reports in this review:

Weather	How much crime?	What are the neighborhoods like?	What are the people like?
The weather in San Diego is ideal year round. With the average high between 65 and 75 degrees and an average low of 49 to 65 life is very nice for those living in San Diego. The record highs and lows are 101 and 29 respectively. The average rainfall for San Diego is around 10 inches.	The crime rate has been going down in San Diego since 2000 and it is constantly rated top 10 safest city's in the US. Crime still exists though with a majority of it being drug related or assaults. A father of 7 was recently arrested for running a drug operation out of his garage. The Mexican Cartels also use the border that San Diego shares with Mexico to bring in 70% of its meth.	The better neighborhoods in San Diego are Carslbad, Chula Vista and Ocean Beach with a majority of white, Hispanic and Asians living in the area. The bad parts of San Diego include City Heights, Encanto and Logan Heights. These area are poor Hispanic neighborhoods with high crime that include drug and gang violence. Logan Heights even has a popular nursery rhyme about its crime.	The people in San Diego are among the friendliest in California. The beach communities are epically friendly with a "everybody knows your name vibe" at most bars and restaurants. Of the 1.4 million people that make up the city are 55% white, 25% Hispanic, 15% Asian & 5% African American. Due to the year round nice weather San Diego has became the city with the 3rd largest homeless population in the US.
Downtown Area	Restaurants	Schools	Single life
Fashion Valley Mall is great shopping destination with a Tiffany's, Hermes, Burberry and an AMC theatre. Westfield Horton Plaza has a Macy's and a Regal Cinema. Westfield Mission Valley has an AMC theatre and a popular 2 story Target.	Great Mexican food is easy to find and one of the better restaurants is Oscar's Mexican Seafood with their great surf & turf tacos. Phil's BBQ is a staple for American food with their pork ribs and onion rings. Other great places are Sushi Ota and Lefty's Chicago PIzzeria.	The public school system in San Diego is very large but is ranked very well amongst the nations other school districts. Even with the heigh quality education most people with means still send their children to private schools.	San Diego is one of the number one locations for singles in California. With a great quality of life and amazing weather year round this is a great place to meet people and date.
Noise	town comparison vs.	Best hospital	Tourist attractions
Those living off the 5 freeway have to deal with constant noise from cars. There is also quite a bit of noise for those living near the multiple sports arenas in the city. With sports being played year round the games always bring people and car noise.	Los Angeles is the closest big city to compare San Diego to. They are no where near in comparison. While Los Angeles is all get up and go San Diego doesn't seem to have the same hustle mentality. The beach communities are also different, LA wants tourists and puts their needs above those of the locals where in San Diego the people live at the beach everyone else is just visiting.	The hospital in San Diego is UCSD Medical center. Other great hospitals in the area include Scripps Mercy hospital, Sharp Memorial Hospital & Rady Children's Hospital.	Balboa Park with the San Diego Zoo is a popular destination in the city and has hours of fun. The Stone Brewery is another great destination to enjoy good food and amazing craft beer. Of course one of the most well known destinations in San Diego is SeaWorld, check out the Killer Whales and other sea life.
General comments
San Diego is a great mix of big city life and small beach town life. Everywhere you go in the city will give you a different vibe and energy. It's unlike the other beach cities of the west coast. San Diego has great surfing, amazing food, diversity where ever you look and everything else you might need from a big city.

San Diego, California population: 1307402

How many black people live in San Diego? How many white people?

Number of White People	769971	Percentage of White people	58.9%
Number of Black People	104374	Percentage of Black people	8%
Number of Hispanic People	388998	Percentage of Hispanic people	29.7%
Number of Asian People	253238	Percentage of Asian people	19.4%
Number of American Indian People	17865	Percentage of American Indian people	1.4%

Note: Numbers may add up to >100% because some people are more than one race.

San Diego, California

Percent college grads: 40.8%
Percent grad school grads: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.3
Median house value: 503700
Median income: 62480

How many singles in San Diego?

Single men ages 20-34	Single women ages 20-34	Ratio of single men to women age 20-34
133635	106761	1.25men for each woman
Single men ages 35-44	Single women ages 35-44	Ratio of single men to women age 35-44
39727	33053	1.2men for each woman
Single men ages 45-54	Single women ages 45-54	Ratio of single men to women age 45-54
33878	35318	0.96men for each woman

Crimes in San Diego, California

Crimes	Absolute numbers	Average percentage chance of being a victim in
by type	of crimes	One Year	Five Years
Murders	29	0%	0%
Robberies	1636	0%	1%
Aggr. Assault	3651	0%	1%
Burglary	6387	2%	7%
Auto Theft	6389	1%	2%

Weather History for San Diego, California

San Diego, California Basic Temperatue and Weather (30 year averages)

Month	Number of Days 60's (degrees)	Number of Days 70's (degrees)	Number of Days 80's (degrees)
January	31	0	0
February	29	0	0
March	31	0	0
April	25	5	0
May	0	31	0
June	0	30	0
July	0	30	1
August	0	0	31
September	0	16	14
October	0	31	0
November	13	17	0
December	31	0	0
Average year	160	160	46

Realistic temperatures, taking into account precipitation, amount of sunlight during the day, winds during the day, and humidity during hot days.

Month	Number of Days 50's (degrees)	Number of Days 60's (degrees)	Number of Days 70's (degrees)	Number of Days 80's (degrees)
January	0	31	0	0
February	0	28	0	0
March	3	20	8	0
April	0	0	30	0
May	0	0	31	0
June	0	0	30	0
July	0	0	30	1
August	0	0	0	31
September	0	0	17	13
October	0	0	31	0
November	0	0	30	0
December	0	30	1	0
Average year	3	109	208	45

How many hot humid days a year does San Diego, California have?
How many cloudy days a year does San Diego, California have?
How many sunny days a year does San Diego, California have? How sunny is it?
How many windy days a year does San Diego, California have? How windy is it?
See below for the answers!

Month	Number of windy days	Number of somewhat windy days	Number of calm days	Number of clear days	Number of moderately cloudly days	Number of somewhat cloudy days	Number of very cloudy days
January	0	10	21	12	3	7	7
February	0	28	0	9	3	7	8
March	18	13	0	11	4	7	7
April	30	0	0	13	3	6	6
May	31	0	0	12	3	6	9
June	30	0	0	14	3	4	8
July	31	0	0	16	4	4	5
August	31	0	0	17	5	4	4
September	19	11	0	17	3	4	4
October	0	31	0	15	3	5	6
November	0	13	17	14	3	6	5
December	0	0	31	13	3	6	6
Average year	190	106	69	168	46	73	79

(Note: Humidity, wind, and cloudcover information is based on (a) 30 year averages and in many cases (b) a large nearby weather station. If you're in an area with a lot of "micro climates" actual conditions may vary.)

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Sources of information: Census, FBI Crime Statistics, NOAA
Disclaimer: The information presented here are for the general population, assume the same rate of crime in the future, and an evenly distributed amount of crime throughout the city in question. They are not meant to accurately predict whether one person in particular will be a victim of crime. Percentages are based on the population of the city/town in question, except for burglaries, which are based on the number of households.