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Lemon Grove

A city of 27,686 people in California
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Map of Lemon Grove: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land0.8%20 of 2,471 acres
Trails1.5 mi0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves41 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Lemon Grove

City in California, United States
27,627Population
3.9 sq miArea
446 ftElevation

Lemon Grove is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. The population was 27,627 at the 2020 census, up from 25,320 at the 2010 census.

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From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

ZIP code91945, 91946
Area code619
Living in Lemon Grove

Housing in Lemon Grove

$757K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Lemon Grove home is worth about $757,000, about the same as a year ago, close to the California typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market21
Sale-to-list100%
Sold in May19
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Safety in Lemon Grove

C

Safety Grade C

Lemon Grove reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 70% report less. Within California, it does better than 50% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000
Lemon Grove 3.4
California 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Lemon Grove 7.5
California 18.2
U.S. 15.5
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Schools in Lemon Grove

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B

School Grade B

The public schools Lemon Grove’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 60% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictLemon GroveSchools7

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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