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53 Walk Score of San Diego, CA 37 Transit Score of San Diego, CA 43 Bike Score of San Diego, CA

San Diego lies on a beautiful strip of the southern California coastline. In addition to amazing beaches, there’s Balboa Park with the famous zoo. San Diego is an active playground, there’s biking and hiking and surfing and paddle sports, outdoors, almost all year round. Mexico is just down the road — literally, you can take light rail to the border. Cruise ships dock here, making the city a popular spot for tourists, too.

People relocate to San Diego to work in health care, and there’s a big Navy and aerospace presence here too. The architecture reflects the region’s history, with a strong influence of Spanish and Mexican style appearing not just in the remaining missions, but in attractive stucco and red tile roofed homes as well.

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53 Walk Score of San Diego, CA

San Diego is Somewhat Walkable

Some errands can be accomplished on foot.

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Garden

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Dwight St. & Lantana Dr.

San Diego is the 18th most walkable large city in the US with 1,307,402 residents.

San Diego has some public transportation and does not have many bike lanes.

Find apartments in San Diego's most walkable neighborhoods: Little Italy, Harborview and Horton Plaza.

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San Diego Neighborhoods

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Population
1 Little Italy 98 76 71 3,169
2 Harborview 97 74 71 525
3 Horton Plaza 97 81 86 1,474
4 Gaslamp Quarter 97 81 87 976
5 East Village 95 79 82 10,148
6 Cortez Hill 95 78 55 3,447
7 Marina 94 80 84 5,600
8 Sherman Heights 91 69 60 3,340
9 Normal Heights 89 49 69 10,718
10 Village 88 36 48 4,491
11 Grant Hill 88 55 53 4,544
12 Hillcrest 87 53 60 14,136
13 University Heights 87 52 67 11,438
14 North Park 86 49 64 37,943
15 Logan Heights 82 58 53 14,362
16 Golden Hill 81 50 56 9,225
17 Rolando 81 48 48 6,306
18 Ocean Beach 79 33 72 12,229
19 Mission Beach 78 32 66 4,692
20 City Heights East 77 49 47 74,108
21 City Heights West 77 49 47 74,108
22 City Heights 77 49 47 74,108
23 Adams North 76 42 62 5,024
24 Burlingame 75 33 56 765
25 Shelltown 74 46 51 4,147
26 Old Town 74 65 57 944
27 Bird Rock 74 32 49 3,147
28 Talmadge 74 49 52 9,143
29 Pacific Beach 74 41 63 39,733
30 South Park 73 35 56 5,425
31 Kensington 71 47 54 5,865
32 College East 71 52 51 10,299
33 Roseville-Fleet Ridge 70 31 51 5,589
34 Mission Hills 70 53 47 5,750
35 Egger Highlands 69 40 51 8,716
36 Stockton 68 50 49 3,775
37 Southcrest 68 48 52 6,253
38 Lincoln Park 67 53 42 9,324
39 Point Loma Heights 65 34 58 18,932
40 Chollas View 65 55 38 4,630
41 Beach Barber 65 32 50 3,474
42 Mountain View 64 48 45 15,515
43 Torrey Pines 64 61 62 8,133
44 Webster 62 44 38 3,050
45 Midway District 62 45 60 10,422
46 Barrio Logan 62 57 62 10,038
47 Sunset Cliffs 61 21 35 3,110
48 Clairemont Mesa East 59 37 49 25,346
49 College West 57 52 35 9,277
50 Otay Mesa West 55 48 38 30,355
51 San Ysidro 55 53 46 28,142
52 Morena 54 47 50 6,948
53 University City 54 49 60 49,025
54 North Clairemont 54 36 43 14,676
55 Mission Valley East 53 44 50 11,360
56 Mission Valley 53 44 50 11,360
57 Palm City 53 55 40 5,216
58 Upper Hermosa 52 32 40 834
59 La Jolla Village 52 51 55 5,778
60 Bay Park 51 41 37 15,768
61 Linda Vista 51 44 43 24,259
62 Lower Hermosa 49 32 36 596
63 La Jolla Shores 49 37 58 2,827
64 Valencia Park 48 50 31 10,587
65 Lake Murray 46 26 33 16,409
66 Skyline 45 40 26 8,823
67 Allied Gardens 45 27 29 10,747
68 Mira Mesa 45 27 48 69,209
69 Encanto 44 42 19 15,405
70 Kearny Mesa 44 45 48 2,633
71 Serra Mesa 44 30 37 20,465
72 Birdland 43 40 34 5,182
73 Carmel Mountain Ranch 42 30 30 11,370
74 Oak Park 42 39 25 13,960
75 Mission Valley West 41 54 52 2,409
76 Grantville 41 37 36 8,411
77 Paradise Hills 41 34 25 16,697
78 Nestor 41 46 40 16,139
79 La Playa 40 25 22 2,735
80 Bay Ho 40 34 41 11,968
81 West Clairemont 39 35 29 10,541
82 Emerald Hills 39 47 20 4,047
83 Carmel Valley 37 1 37 42,822
84 Del Mar Heights 36 19 28 6,581
85 San Carlos 35 16 25 12,507
86 Wooded Area 33 19 27 3,747
87 Torrey Highlands 30 - 38 4,743
88 Alta Vista 30 39 15 2,607
89 Tierrasanta 30 17 30 27,827
90 Jolla Mesa 30 22 23 1,439
91 Rancho Penasquitos 28 13 29 45,159
92 Miramar 27 17 40 5,320
93 Rancho Bernardo 26 21 25 40,882
94 Sabre Springs 26 26 24 11,006
95 La Jolla Heights 25 41 46 2,307
96 Miramar Ranch North 22 9 26 13,567
97 North City 22 3 24 5,772
98 Soledad South 21 0 30 2,343
99 Ocean View Hills 21 26 14 12,709
100 Hidden Valley 18 31 17 789
101 Mission Bay 18 43 69 799
102 Muirlands 18 20 19 2,870
103 La Jolla Alta 16 7 23 2,110
104 Black Mountain Ranch 14 3 26 8,406
105 Del Cerro 14 36 21 7,349
106 Sorrento Valley 13 17 19 2,879
107 Tijuana River Valley 11 29 29 519
108 Otay Mesa 7 30 14 2,094
109 Rancho Encantada 2 - 13 2,592

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Average Home Features

According to HomeAdvisor Data, these characteristics make up the average home in San Diego

Average square footage 2000
Homeowners have 3.2 bedrooms
Homeowners have 2.3 bathrooms
Age of home 48 years
Average time living in home 14 years

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thumbnail for Ocean Beach PierThis is one of the most iconic piers in all of Southern California. There is a nice cafe at the end. This is a really great place to go for an evening stroll. There is really good fishing from the pier, too.

Scott Ostrem
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37 Transit Score of San Diego, CA

San Diego has Some Transit

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Public Transit Routes

San Diego has some public transportation and about 82 bus, 1 rail and 3 light rail lines.

Transit Time

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Che Cafe

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End of 34th Street

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West Wall Of Wangs

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30th And Gunn

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Stencil Sidewalk

43 Bike Score of San Diego, CA

San Diego is Somewhat Bikeable

Minimal bike infrastructure.

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Carlton St & Fennel on St.

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Mountain View Community Center

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La Jolla Cove

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Mission Trails Regional Park

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Mission Trails Regional Park

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Ocean Beach Dog Beach

thumbnail for Point Loma Community ParkPoint Loma Community Park is a small neighborhood sports park in the center of Point Loma. The park has two baseball fields and four tennis courts, and is home of the Point Loma Little League team. During summer, the park hosts the Point Loma Concert Series.

Angie Good
on Point Loma Community Park

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End of 34th Street

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Olivetto Ristorante

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Garnet Ave. & Mission Blvd.

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Robb Field Skateboard Park

thumbnail for Intersection of Laurel Street and Curlew StreetLooking south from Laurel Street, the neighborhood enjoys a beautiful view of the San Diego skyline.

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Grant Elementary School

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EL Cortez Hotel

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