Rankings · How Carlsbad ranks in CA
Carlsbad ranks #24 in California for library borrowing
Carlsbad is ranked on 34 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 12.
Lists ranked on
34
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #24 most library borrowing
Top-quarter finishes
12
of 24 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Work
Top 8% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Carlsbad does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Carlsbad marked.
At a glance
Carlsbad lands in the top half on 20 of 24 lists
Each dot is Carlsbad’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Carlsbad does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Most active#48/844Healthiest#77/844Fewest smokers#97/844Fewest uninsured#103/844Lowest obesity#121/844Closest to a top hospital#349/844Lowest depression#420/844 People
Most educated#110/844 LibrariesLibrary →
Most library borrowing#24/117Best libraries for kids#29/117Most-used libraries#34/117 SafetySafety →
Safest#121/411 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#179/438 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#369/843 What kind of place
Milder winters than 87% of California
Not better or worse, just Carlsbad’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Milder winters than 87% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
46.5° January low
Cooler summers than 85% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
76.9° July high
More vacation homes than 82% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
3.7% of homes are seasonal
Drier than 79% of CA towns
DrierWetter
11 in of rain + melted snow a year
More homes per newcomer than 73% of CA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.5 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Older than 68% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
42.5 median age
More seniors than 63% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
18.8% of residents are 65+
More kids than 60% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
23.4% of residents are under 18
Almost there
4 spots from the top 25 for kids’ library use
Lists where Carlsbad sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Carlsbad out-ranks 3 of its 5 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.