Hot-summer Mediterranean
Crest, California
San Diego County, California · Population 3k · 1,640 ft elevation
Living in Crest
Crest has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (86% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 67, with about 33 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Crest is an outdoor hub: about 24% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,500 ft around town.
Crest at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 1,640 ft
- Average daily high
- 75°F76th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,845 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6796th percentile
- Median home value
- $715k92th percentile
- Median household income
- $100k73th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.59%16th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.79th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 26%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 24%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,495 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64°F | 43°F | 3.2″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Feb | 64°F | 43°F | 3.6″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 45°F | 2.7″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 47°F | 1.2″ | — | 335 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 51°F | 0.6″ | — | 385 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 393 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 62°F | 0.1″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 86°F | 61°F | 0.3″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 54°F | 0.6″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Nov | 71°F | 48°F | 1.5″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Dec | 63°F | 42°F | 2.0″ | — | 242 hrs |
Near Crest
- Granite Hills, CA · 3.9k
- Harbison Canyon, CA · 4.2k
- Rancho San Diego, CA · 22k
- Winter Gardens, CA · 22k
- Lakeside, CA · 22k
- Bostonia, CA · 17k
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Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
- San Diego, CA · 1.4M
- San Jose, CA · 990k
- San Francisco, CA · 836k
- Fresno, CA · 544k
- Sacramento, CA · 525k
- Long Beach, CA · 458k
- Oakland, CA · 438k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology