Escondido, CA Housing Market & City Data
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Housing & Demographic Overview
Key insights about the community
HOUSING DATA (September 2026)
HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW
EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS
EDUCATION
- No Highschool Degree or GED21.2%
- Highschool Education22.6%
- Some College32.4%
- Bachelors Degree15.7%
- Graduate Degree8.1%
- Total College or Above23.8%
- Stem Degree45.8%
GENDER BREAKDOWN
- Male50.3%
- Female49.7%
MARITAL STATUS
- Married46.5%
- Divorced12.4%
- Never Married36.0%
- Widowed5.1%
CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN
CITY DATA
AGE BREAKDOWN
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27.1% |
| 19–29 | 16.5% |
| 30–39 | 14.4% |
| 40–49 | 11.7% |
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| 50–59 | 12.5% |
| 60–69 | 9.5% |
| 70–79 | 4.7% |
| 80+ | 3.5% |
WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER
WORKFORCE
ETHNICITY
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Local Discussions
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Neighborhoods in Escondido, CA
Get to know neighborhoods in Escondido, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.
Emerald Heights ↗
- Median asking price
- $896,500
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 39
BNearby schools · estimated
6.5/10 · 4 schools
Rancho San Pasqual ↗
- Median asking price
- $799,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 27
CNearby schools · estimated
5/10 · 2 schools
Escondido Country Club ↗
- Median asking price
- $649,975
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 26
CNearby schools · estimated
5.9/10 · 7 schools
Cimarron ↗
- Median asking price
- $475,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 26
CNearby schools · estimated
5.2/10 · 6 schools
Escondido Hills ↗
- Median asking price
- $407,000
- / sq ft
- $471
- Active listings
- 3
- properties in discovery sample
- 26
CNearby schools · estimated
5.3/10 · 4 schools
Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.
About these neighborhood estimates
Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.
Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.
Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.