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32.89° N · 116.95° W · GEOID 0623000

Eucalyptus Hills

San Diego County, California · part of the San Diego, CA metro

CaliforniaEucalyptus Hills, CAEucalyptus HillsEucalyptus Hills

The short answer

Eucalyptus Hills is home to 5,840 people. Median household income is $144,140 a year and median rent is $1,408 a month, 11.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $857,200, about 6.0x annual median household income.

What sets Eucalyptus Hills apart is how far household money goes. Money left after rent is $129,700, against $84,800 in its closest peers. Also notable: Rent took 19.9% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 11.7% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share rose 0.6 points on average, so affordability held up better here.

38OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Eucalyptus Hills scores better than 38% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 199th of 654 in California.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%56
Economy 20%60
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%0
Education 10%48
Commute 10%63
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,408
3% above the median place
Median household income
$144,140
80% above the median place
Median home value
$857,200
168% above the median place
Unemployment
6.1%
25% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Eucalyptus Hills

  • HousingOwning with a mortgage costs about $2,163 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 653 California places we track.
  • AffordabilityHigh pay has not made renting easy. Household income is higher than in 90% of places we track, yet 78% of renters still spend 30% or more of income on rent.
01

Moving to Eucalyptus Hills

San Diego County loses about 6.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in110,134
Moved out128,346
Net−18,212

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Riverside County, CA8,42512,708−4,283
Los Angeles County, CA9,2966,906+2,390
Orange County, CA5,8104,787+1,023
Maricopa County, AZ2,6363,877−1,241
Clark County, NV1,8293,142−1,313

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within CaliforniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$90K
Leavers$86K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of San Diego County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into San Diego County report $89,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $86,200.
Income you would need
$56,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,408 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,571 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $857,200.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 13.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Valley Center, CA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-6.5
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7
$89,591
27% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureEucalyptus HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.8%16% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-6.5below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$89,59127% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$86,16723% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent is about 36% lower than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. That can mean good value, or drawbacks these figures do not capture, such as crime, schools or location.

Eucalyptus Hills11.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$56,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
11.7%
43% below the median place
Home price to income
6.0x
57% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
12%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$129,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
78.3%
55% above the median place
Median home value1
$857,200
168% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,571
91% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureEucalyptus HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4083% above
Rent to income111.7%43% below
Property tax rate10.7%22% below
Home price to income16.0x57% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure111.911% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,82375% above
HUD area median income4County figure$130,90022% above
Property tax paid (median)1$6,09487% above
Median home value1$857,200168% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.7%79% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure53.6%4% above
Homeownership188.4%33% above
Renters paying 30%+178.3%55% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,57191% above
Vacant homes1County figure6.3%10% below
Median year built119740% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$144,140
80% above the median place
Income per person1
$53,920
35% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureEucalyptus HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$144,14080% above
Income per person1$53,92035% above
Unemployment1County figure6.1%25% above
Average annual pay6County figure$85,40229% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.1%16% below
Jobs6County figure1,535,067above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate1County figure10.3%5% below
Mean commute123 min8% below
Works from home113.1%5% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.2, 28% above the median place.

Household size1
3.2
28% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
96.2%
4% above the median place
High school or higher1
95.7%
4% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad4.8% −45%
Median age40.2 +3%
Bachelor's or higher31.2% −3%
All 8 people measures
MeasureEucalyptus HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,8406057th largest
Median age140.23% above
Bachelor's or higher131.2%3% below
High school or higher195.7%4% above
Household size13.228% above
Born abroad14.8%45% below
No health insurance1County figure6.4%0% above
Homes with broadband196.2%4% above
05

Life in Eucalyptus Hills

The nearest National Park Service site is Cabrillo National Monument, about 23 miles away.

161 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 18 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Cabrillo National Monument 23 miles
  • Joshua Tree National Park 88 miles
  • Joshua Tree Wilderness 119 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars23.6 +13%
Shops28.0 −8%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.1 +24%
Doctors' offices and clinics26.6 +32%
Child care centers2.7 +17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
22.5
27% below the median place
Public schools12
758
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
466,146
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureEucalyptus HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure758above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure466,146above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure22.647% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure23.613% above
Shops per 10k8County figure28.08% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.124% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure26.632% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.717% above
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1022.527% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure161above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 100.0, 63% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Eucalyptus Hills. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk14
100.0
63% above the median place
Annual precipitation13
13.0 in
70% below the median place
Good air days15
17.5%
74% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureEucalyptus HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure91°F4% above
January average low13County figure41°F62% above
Average temperature13County figure63°F15% above
Annual precipitation13County figure13.0 in70% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure99.78% above
Hurricane risk14County figure8.388% below
Tornado risk14County figure64.421% below
Wildfire risk14County figure100.063% above
Heat wave risk14County figure98.810% above
Median air quality index15County figure6756% above
Good air days15County figure17.5%74% below
08

Eucalyptus Hills in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 11% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 12% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Eucalyptus Hills does better than 56% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 42%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,408/mo (2024)$1,730/mo$1,420 to $2,110/mo+3.5%
Median household income$144,140 (2024)$184,000$155,500 to $218,000+4.2%
Median home value$857,200 (2024)$1,222,000$887,000 to $1,684,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 6.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Eucalyptus Hills

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Valley Center, CA$1,750$132,361Compare
Ripon, CA$1,851$133,380Compare
Castaic, CA$1,770$129,863Compare
East Whittier, CA$1,794$113,750Compare
East Whittier, CACastaic, CARipon, CAValley Center, CAEucalyptus Hills, CAEucalyptus HillsRiponCastaicEucalyptus HillsRiponCastaic

Places built like Eucalyptus Hills

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Eucalyptus Hills performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Eucalyptus Hills, CA11.7%5.9%/yrn/a
Damascus, OR26.0%5.4%/yrn/aCompare
Happy Valley, CA16.7%12.5%/yrn/aCompare
Ahuimanu, HI23.3%3.7%/yrn/aCompare
San Diego Country Estates, CA23.5%3.8%/yrn/aCompare
Calimesa, CA24.5%8.9%/yr10.9%Compare
Mead, WA22.5%3.0%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Eucalyptus Hills a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 38 out of 100, better than 38% of the places we rate and 199th of 654 in California. Owning with a mortgage costs about $2,163 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 653 California places we track. High pay has not made renting easy. Household income is higher than in 90% of places we track, yet 78% of renters still spend 30% or more of income on rent. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Eucalyptus Hills expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 11.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $857,200.

What salary do you need to live in Eucalyptus Hills?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $56,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Eucalyptus Hills?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Valley Center, CA, Ripon, CA, Castaic, CA and East Whittier, CA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Eucalyptus Hills with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Eucalyptus Hills itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/eucalyptus-hills-california

Citytistics. “Eucalyptus Hills, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/eucalyptus-hills-california/

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