Richest suburbs of San Diego, by household income
Median household income, 2020–24 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates · updated 2026-11-15
Encinitas, CA has the highest median household income of the 24 suburbs ranked in the San Diego area: $162,229, 1.5 times the figure for the metro area as a whole ($106,268).
The 10 highest run from $162,229 to $109,377; the lowest of all 24 is $66,841; the highest is 2.4 times that.
22 of the 24 suburbs are above the U.S. median household income of $80,734; the median suburb in the San Diego area is at $108,346.
The median household income in San Diego itself is $108,077.
Richest suburbs of San Diego, by household income: the 24
| Rank | City or town | Median household income | Typical home value | Typical rent (monthly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Encinitas, CA | $162,229 | $1,921,000 | $4,340 |
| 2 | Jamul, CA | $152,748 | $1,023,000 | – |
| 3 | Solana Beach, CA | $152,167 | $2,209,000 | $5,784 |
| 4 | Poway, CA | $148,359 | $1,205,000 | $3,325 |
| 5 | Carlsbad, CA | $142,748 | $1,564,000 | $3,531 |
| 6 | Coronado, CA | $134,534 | $2,567,000 | $5,122 |
| 7 | Valley Center, CA | $132,361 | $922,000 | – |
| 8 | Bonita, CA | $118,674 | $1,129,000 | – |
| 9 | Santee, CA | $113,394 | $795,000 | $2,829 |
| 10 | San Marcos, CA | $109,377 | $954,000 | $3,311 |
| 11 | Spring Valley, CA | $109,110 | $771,000 | $2,454 |
| 12 | Alpine, CA | $108,660 | $959,000 | $2,274 |
| 13 | Chula Vista, CA | $108,032 | $845,000 | $2,935 |
| 14 | Ramona, CA | $107,427 | $806,000 | $2,515 |
| 15 | Oceanside, CA | $97,737 | $865,000 | $2,910 |
| 16 | Lakeside, CA | $96,447 | $812,000 | $2,384 |
| 17 | Fallbrook, CA | $96,394 | $876,000 | $2,915 |
| 18 | La Mesa, CA | $95,028 | $882,000 | $2,627 |
| 19 | Vista, CA | $94,975 | $870,000 | $2,726 |
| 20 | Escondido, CA | $91,967 | $839,000 | $2,590 |
| 21 | Lemon Grove, CA | $88,009 | $757,000 | $2,671 |
| 22 | Imperial Beach, CA | $86,111 | $830,000 | $2,822 |
| 23 | El Cajon, CA | $67,511 | $813,000 | $2,259 |
| 24 | National City, CA | $66,841 | $685,000 | $2,426 |
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Source and method
Median household income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates; figures for 2020–24. Cities and towns in the San Diego area with at least 5,000 residents and a published figure are ranked (24); San Diego itself is left out. The metro area is the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan statistical area. Place names for ZIP codes are the neighborhood or city the ZIP code mostly covers. Compiled by Home Economics.
Zillow's "typical" home value and rent are index values for the middle of the market (the Zillow Home Value Index and Observed Rent Index), not median sale prices or asking rents. One-year changes are over the 12 months to September 2026. Income and population come from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey and carry sampling error, most of all in small places.