San Marcos, 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 GED14.7%
- Highschool Education19.2%
- Some College29.1%
- Bachelors Degree24.7%
- Graduate Degree12.3%
- Total College or Above37.0%
- Stem Degree49.6%
GENDER BREAKDOWN
- Male49.2%
- Female50.8%
MARITAL STATUS
- Married50.9%
- Divorced11.9%
- Never Married32.2%
- Widowed5.0%
CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN
CITY DATA
AGE BREAKDOWN
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| Under 18 | 29.5% |
| 19–29 | 13.8% |
| 30–39 | 13.9% |
| 40–49 | 14.1% |
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| 50–59 | 11.0% |
| 60–69 | 9.2% |
| 70–79 | 5.2% |
| 80+ | 3.4% |
WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER
WORKFORCE
ETHNICITY
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Local Discussions
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Neighborhoods in San Marcos, CA
Get to know neighborhoods in San Marcos, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.
San Elijo Hills ↗
- Median asking price
- $871,850
- / sq ft
- $566
- Active listings
- 1
- properties in discovery sample
- 136
ANearby schools · estimated
8.4/10 · 8 schools
Santa Fe Hills ↗
- Median asking price
- $597,500
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 118
CNearby schools · estimated
5.9/10 · 8 schools
Lake San Marcos ↗
- Median asking price
- $850,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 49
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
Valley Knolls ↗
- Median asking price
- $559,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 36
BNearby schools · estimated
6/10 · 3 schools
San Marcos Woods ↗
- Median asking price
- $699,999
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 26
BNearby schools · estimated
6.3/10 · 3 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.