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A city of 12,823 people in California
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About Solana Beach

City in California, United States
1986Established
12,941Population
3.6 sq miArea
72 ftElevation

Solana Beach (Solana, Spanish for "sunny side") is a beach city in San Diego County, California, on the South Coast. Its population was at 12,940 at the 2020 U.S. census, up from 12,867 at the 2010 census.

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ZIP code92075
Area code858
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Housing in Solana Beach

$2.22M▲ 7.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Solana Beach home is worth about $2,215,000, up 7.6% in a year, 190% above the California typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market14
Sale-to-list99.3%
Sold in May16
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Safety in Solana Beach

B

Safety Grade B

Solana Beach reports less crime per resident than 59% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Solana Beach 0.3
California 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Solana Beach 7.9
California 18.2
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A-

The public schools Solana Beach’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictSolana Beach ElementarySchools6

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