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Neighborhood Profile

Carmel Valley Real Estate

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Originally called North City West by marketing challenged city planners, the master planned community of Carmel Valley located in the northern-most part of the City of San Diego is one of the most sought after upscale communities in San Diego County.

Carmel Valley enjoys an ideal location, just two miles from the Pacific Ocean and immediately east of Del Mar across I-5. Recent improvements to the freeway provide an easy commute to Downtown San Diego.

As important to the residents as its location is the quality of the local schools. Carmel Valley is served by the Del Mar Union School District, the Solana Beach School District, and the highly-rated San Dieguito Union High School District, with top-rated Torrey Pines High School and the new Canyon Crest Academy.

Nearby private schools include the Hebrew Academy, Santa Fe Christian, Cathedral Catholic High School, Notre Dame Academy, Horizon Prep, Nativity Catholic and The Digueno School.

Carmel Valley real estate runs the gamut from entry level condos to executive homes; horse property to mansions.

Carmel Valley lies east of I-5 and Del Mar on the northern edge of the City of San Diego.  The earliest settlers were California Indians who left artifacts and metates along the Carmel Creek bed.  A Spanish soldier named the area Cordero; early American settlers named other areas such as McGonigle Canyon after themselves.

The Butterfield stage and pony express system ran along what is now El Camino Real.  In 1905, a group of Carmelite nuns built a monastery and dairy in the area changing its name again.  The area was agricultural and devoted to horse farms until the mid-1970s. 

A master plan developed in 1974 wanted to change the name of the area to "North City West"  and advocated developing a series of residential neighborhoods on the mesas, leaving the canyons as open space.  The name change didn't stick and the local residents changed it back to Carmel Valley in the early 1990s.  

Development of the residential areas began in 1983, and there are now a variety of luxury homes, condominiums and apartments available.  Residents are executives and professionals who often work in nearby Sorrento Mesa or Sorrento Valley's high-tech and bio-tech firms. There is also a developing business park in the area.

Residents are active and take advantage of the area's open space to bike, skate, walk and run.  The Carmel Valley Community Park offers a sports facility that includes playing fields, a swimming pool and a gym. Summer concerts are held in the park, and homes are close to the beaches in La Jolla and Del Mar; the famous Torrey Pines Golf Course and the Torrey Pines State Reserve. 

Area Statistics

Demographics Details San Diego
92130 		California National
Population
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 42,324 37,274,313 305,316,813
Population Change Since 1990 228.00% 25.00% 23.00%
Population Density 2,184 228 N/A
Male 20,716 18,651,537 150,510,358
Female 21,607 18,622,776 154,806,455
Never Married 7,071 8,677,018 64,637,695
Married 19,802 14,319,521 127,444,321
Separated 1,195 2,022,610 12,786,810
Widowed 693 1,605,121 15,653,044
Divorced 2,796 2,748,669 23,462,677
Number of households
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 15,707 12,358,701 113,634,428
Average Household Size 3.00 3.00 3.00
Median Age
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 34.82 33.93 35.89

Income and Jobs Details San Diego
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Median Household Income
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 $128,005 $59,386 $52,683
Average household Income $188,437 $82,999 $68,953
Per capita income $70,298 $28,446 $26,464
Median Disposable Income $98,840 $49,289 $44,384
Average Total Household Expenditure
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 $114,177 $61,204 $53,788
Sales Tax Rate 7.75% N/A N/A
White Collar Jobs
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 85.69% 78.53% 77.74%
Blue Collar Jobs
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 14.31% 21.47% 22.26%

Ethnicity Details San Diego
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White 33,650 22,309,044 224,453,567
African American 317 2,254,414 37,869,650
Hispanic 5,219 13,776,689 47,315,892
Native American, Eskimo, Aleut 36 246,114 2,340,063
Asian / Pacific Islander 6,539 4,735,904 14,030,291
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 79 164,967 570,472
Other 1,703 7,563,870 26,052,770

Education Details San Diego
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Less than 9th Grade 212 2,478,313 12,483,769
Some High School 321 2,050,552 17,561,471
High School Graduate 1,908 5,773,092 61,595,298
Some College 2,882 4,645,100 38,173,701
Associate Degree 1,487 1,863,096 15,535,305
Bachelors Degree 10,703 4,565,703 35,327,843
Graduate Degree 10,132 2,532,639 20,540,943

Climate Details San Diego
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Average January High Temperature 67.00ºF 55.03ºF N/A
Average January Low Temperature 43.50ºF 35.19ºF N/A
Average July High Temperature 80.80ºF 87.41ºF N/A
Average July Low Temperature 60.90ºF 56.48ºF N/A
Annual Precipitation 11.97 25.51 N/A