Rankings · How Encinitas ranks in CA
Encinitas ranks #18 in California for staying active
Encinitas is ranked on 33 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 16.
Lists ranked on
33
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #18 most active
Top-quarter finishes
16
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 5% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Milder winters than 95% of California
Not better or worse, just Encinitas’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Milder winters than 95% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
47.6° January low
Cooler summers than 90% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
74.0° July high
More vacation homes than 83% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
4.1% of homes are seasonal
Drier than 81% of CA towns
DrierWetter
11 in of rain + melted snow a year
More homes per newcomer than 78% of CA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.2 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Older than 70% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
43.1 median age
More seniors than 68% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
19.9% of residents are 65+
Fewer kids than 61% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
20.7% of residents are under 18
Next door
Encinitas out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.
CarlsbadSolana BeachSan MarcosEncinitas
Encinitas leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
Where it shines
The lists Encinitas does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Encinitas marked.
At a glance
Encinitas lands in the top half on 19 of 23 lists
Each dot is Encinitas’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Encinitas does best come first.
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