Carlsbad California
Real Estate Overview

This is an overview of the Carlsbad California real estate market. It is intended as a resource for investors and other home buyers when researching Carlsbad homes for sale.

The information is compiled from many sources, and will be updated every 3 months, however, some of the sources drawn from may be a few years older.

Last updated 3/15/2010.

OVERVIEW
Carlsbad is located in San Diego in Southern California. The area code is 760 and the zip codes include 92008, 92009, 92010, 92011, 92013 and 92018. The population is around 96,000 and the area covers 37.4 square miles.

Compared to the rest of California, Carlsbad has younger and more expensive homes,and more educated residents.

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MEDIAN HOME PRICE
The median sale price according to Zillow is $575,000 and according to Cyberhomes is $514,000.

PROPERTY TAXES
The median property taxes for houses with a mortgage are around $4349.

RENTS
The median gross rent is $1386.

RENTERS VS. HOMEOWNERS
Around 30% are renters and 7% of homes are vacant.

MEDIAN INCOME
The median household income is $110,000.

THE HOUSES
Most of Carlsbad California real estate was built in the 1980's, with the next largest group being built in the 1970's. The third largest group was built in the 1990's.

JOBS
The most common 3 occupations include educational, professional and health care.

There was 10.8% unemployment as of February 2010.

COMMUTING
The average time for commuters to get to work is 30 minutes. Approximately 8% work from home.

THE PEOPLE
Ethnic makeup in this area is mostly white non-hispanic at 81% and hispanic at 12%. Of the 13% foreign born residents, most are from Mexico, with the next largest amount of immigrants from the UK and Canada.

EDUCATION
46% have a bachelor's degree or higher, while 16% have a graduate or professional degree.

THE WEATHER
Temperatures range from 72 in summer to 45 degrees Fahrenheit in winter. There are usually 38 days of precipitation and you can expect about 263 sunny days per year. Rainfall is 12 inches annually.

DISCLAIMER: All information is obtained amd combined from multiple sources but we cannot guarantee their accuracy.

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