CITY PROFILE
San Diego, CA
“Perfect weather makes your poverty-wage salary almost bearable.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $946K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $2,951/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 17°C · warmest 23.1°C · coolest 12.2°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 268 mm · NASA POWER |
| Metro size rank (US) | #17 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy48
- Affordable to rent30
- Climate comfort84
- Big-city amenities64
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.