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Green Hill, TN vs San Diego Country Estates, CA

Green Hill

Tennessee

vs

San Diego Country Estates

California

Across 31 directional measures we can compare, Green Hill leads on 20 and San Diego Country Estates on 11. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 120% higher in San Diego Country Estates, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,296$2,851
Green Hill is 55% lower
Median household income
$91,818$145,479
Green Hill is 37% lower
Median home value
$365,900$810,300
Green Hill is 55% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $80,600 a year left in Green Hill and $113,400 in San Diego Country Estates. Money goes further in San Diego Country Estates, by about $32,900 a year.
  • A household earning Green Hill's median of $91,818 would need about $113,500 in San Diego Country Estates to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 1.8 points a year in Green Hill, and rent and pay rose at about the same pace in San Diego Country Estates.

How these are calculated

CaliforniaTennesseeSan Diego Country Estates, CAGreen Hill, TNGreen HillSan Diego Country EstatesGreen HillSan Diego Country Estates

Which fits you?

Both start on the Citytistics Index (CTX). Move the sliders to weigh what matters to you and the score becomes your own mix.

Your weights

Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Green Hill, TNComposite 45.7 / 100
39
627345n/a280n/a
02San Diego Country Estates, CAComposite 38.5 / 100
21
237952n/a320n/a

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureGreen HillSan Diego Country EstatesAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,296$2,851
Rent to income116.9%23.5%
Property tax rate10.4%0.7%
Home price to income14.0x5.6x
Prices vs US average296.3111.9
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,798$2,823
HUD area median income4n/a$130,900
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,503$6,033
Median home value1$365,900$810,300
Home prices, 1-year change52.0%0.7%
Home prices, 5-year change556.8%53.6%
Homeownership190.6%91.2%
Renters paying 30%+148.5%27.6%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,850$3,125
Vacant homes16.2%6.3%
Median year built119801986
Jobs and income
Median household income1$91,818$145,479
Income per person1$43,373$55,632
Unemployment13.2%4.2%
Average annual pay6$60,508$85,402
Pay growth, 1 year64.9%3.1%
Jobs665,4581,535,067
Poverty rate18.0%10.3%
Mean commute129 min39 min
Works from home117.1%18.1%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population16,86610,223
Median age145.544.0
Bachelor's or higher129.7%33.3%
High school or higher196.8%91.5%
Household size12.83.0
Born abroad16.6%8.7%
No health insurance114.4%0.7%
Homes with broadband194.5%98.8%
Moving
Moved here in the past year18.0%4.8%
Moved from another state13.0%2.2%
Net movers per 1,000 people727.6-6.5
Income of households moving in7$79,111$89,591
Income of households moving out7$78,986$86,167
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k817.623.6
Shops per 10k830.528.0
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k83.65.1
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k815.726.6
Child care centers per 10k82.12.7
Parks per 10k90.06.8
Playgrounds per 10k90.00.0
Grocery stores per 10k90.00.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.00.0
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails90.08.3
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site1025.735.0
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1011
National Register listings1125161
Schools
Public schools1232758
Public school students1225,331466,146
Students per teacher12n/a22.6
Climate
July average high1389°F91°F
January average low1329°F41°F
Average temperature1359°F63°F
Annual precipitation1354.1 in13.0 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1480.099.7
Hurricane risk1438.58.3
Tornado risk1485.864.4
Wildfire risk1437.3100.0
Heat wave risk1462.098.8
Median air quality index153867
Good air days1593.4%17.5%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Green Hill $51,840, San Diego Country Estates $114,040 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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