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About Coronado
City in California, United StatesCoronado (Spanish for "Crowned") is a beach city in San Diego County, California, United States, across San Diego Bay from downtown San Diego. It was founded in the 1880s and incorporated in 1890. Its population was 20,192 in 2020. Coronado is a tied island which is connected to the mainland by a tombolo (a sandy isthmus) called Silver Strand. Along the coast of Southern California lie four islands that were spotted by Sebastian Vizcaino and his crew. They named them "Los Coronados". In the mid-1880s, businessmen bought the peninsula near Los Coronados with hopes to turn it into a resort. Later in 1886, the owners of this peninsula hosted a naming contest with the people resulting in the na…
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Housing in Coronado
The typical Coronado home is worth about $2,559,000, up 6.8% in a year, 235% above the California typical home.
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Safety in Coronado
Safety Grade C
Coronado reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 72% report less.
Schools in Coronado
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The public schools Coronado’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 67% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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