San Diego, CA
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| | Overall Rankings | |
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| | Metro Area (out of 45): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 12th | |
| | Prior Rank: 13th | |
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| | Central City (out of 44): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 5th | |
| | Prior Rank: 6th | |
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| | Click here for comparison to prior report. | |
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| | Data source: 2011 American Housing Survey | |
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Location Summary
Positive Findings: Compared to the national average, San Diego had fewer homes with open cracks or holes in the walls, broken plaster or peeling paint, signs of mice, water leaks, sewage disposal and heating equipment breakdowns, rooms without a functioning electrical outlet, and roofing and window problems. Central city dwellings were less likely to have open cracks or holes in the walls or floors, broken plaster or peeling paint, signs of mice, water leaks, sewage disposal and heating equipment failures, rooms with no working outlets, and roofing and window problems. Outside the central city, homes were less likely to have open cracks or holes in the walls, signs of mice, water leaks from the outside, heating equipment breakdowns, rooms with no working outlets, and roofing and window problems, compared to the national average. Rental units were less likely to have open cracks or holes in the walls and floors, broken plaster or peeling paint, evidence of mice, water leaks, sewage disposal and heating equipment breakdowns, rooms with no working outlets, and roofing and siding problems. Owner-occupied dwellings were less likely to have open cracks or holes in the walls, signs of mice, water leaks from the outside, heating equipment failure, rooms with no working outlets, and roofing and window problems.
Areas for Improvement: Compared to the national average, San Diego-area homes were more likely to have signs of rats, water supply stoppages, flush toilet breakdowns, room heaters without a flue, foundation problems, and incomplete plumbing and kitchen facilities. Homes in the central city were more likely to have signs of rats, water supply stoppages, and a lack of complete plumbing and kitchen facilities. Outside the central city, more homes had holes in the floors, evidence of rats, water supply stoppages, flush toilet breakdowns, room heaters without flues, foundation problems, and incomplete plumbing and kitchen facilities, compared to the national average. Rental units had higher incidences of water supply stoppage and were more likely to lack complete plumbing and kitchen facilities. Owner-occupied dwellings were more likely to have holes in the floors, rats, flush toilet breakdowns, room heaters without a flue, foundation problems, and a lack of kitchen facilities.
Community Information: The San Diego MSA is comprised of San Diego County, California. In 2011, the MSA included 1,100,199 occupied dwelling units, 50.4% of which were located in the central city of San Diego. The housing stock of the MSA ranked among the youngest and most heavily rental of the cities surveyed. The percentage of pre-1940 homes ranked 12th-youngest (5.1%) for the MSA and 5th-youngest (5.6%) for the central city. The median house age for the MSA was 1977. The percentage of rental units ranked 4th-most heavily rental (48.1%) for the MSA and 17th-most heavily rental (53.2%) for the central city. Compared to other locations, the San Diego MSA had higher rates of poverty, though rates were below average for the central city. Its poverty rate ranked 31st (15.1%) for the entire MSA and 11th (14.8%) for homes in the central city.