Location Summary

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San Diego, CA

     
        Overall Rankings  
     
  Metro Area (out of 45):  
       Basic Housing:  12th  
       Healthy Housing:  13th  
     
  Central City (out of 44):  
       Basic Housing:  5th  
       Healthy Housing:  6th  
     
     
  Click here for the San Diego Data Table  
     
  Data source:  2002 American Housing Survey  
     


Location Summary

Positive Findings: Compared to the national average, San Diego has fewer homes with water leaks from outside, incomplete plumbing, and roofing problems. Central city dwellings are less likely to have open cracks or holes in walls, broken plaster or peeling paint, signs of mice, heating equipment breakdown, or window problems. The rental homes are less likely to have signs of mice or window problems. Owner-occupied units are less likely to have room heaters without flues or siding problems.

Areas for Improvement: Compared to the national average, the San Diego metro area has more homes with signs of rats, water leaks from inside, flush toilet breakdowns, and water supply stoppages. Areas outside the central city are more likely to lack kitchen facilites.

Community Information: The San Diego MSA is comprised of San Diego County, California. In 2002, the MSA included 999,200 occupied dwelling units, 45% of which were located in the central city of San Diego. The housing stock the MSA ranks among the youngest and most heavily rental of the cities surveyed. The percentage of post-1940 homes ranked 9th (4.5%) for the MSA and 10th (6.8%) for the central city. The median house age in the San Diego MSA was 1975. The percentage of rental units ranked 5th (36.0%) for the MSA and 22nd (47.9%) for the central city. Compared to other locations, San Diego had a lower poverty rate. Its poverty rate ranked 4th (8.4%) for the entire MSA and 1st (9.9%) for homes in the central city.

 

San Diego, CA

MSACentral CityOutside Central City
MetricPercent W/ Problem Percent W/ Problem Percent W/ Problem

Basic Housing Quality
Severe physical problems
1.5%
1.6%
1.5%
Moderate physical problems
2.9%
3.1%
2.7%

Interior Problems
Holes in floors
0.8%
0.7%
0.9%
Open cracks or holes in walls
4.4%
4.6%
4.2%
Broken plaster/peeling paint
2.0%
2.6%
1.6%
Signs of rats
2.1%
1.9%
2.2%
Signs of mice
4.9%
4.8%
4.9%
Water leaks from inside
11.2%
11.6%
10.9%
Water leaks from outside
5.0%
4.8%
5.2%
Water supply stoppage
7.5%
9.7%
5.6%
Flush toilet breakdown
3.2%
3.7%
2.7%
Sewage disposal breakdown
1.6%
2.0%
1.3%
Lacking complete plumbing
0.7%
0.8%
0.6%
Heating equip breakdown
1.9%
2.1%
1.8%
Room heater without flue
3.0%
3.1%
2.8%
Exposed wiring in unit
0.5%
0.6%
0.4%
Rooms w/o working elect. outlet
1.3%
1.5%
1.2%
Lacking kitchen facilities
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%

Exterior Problems
Roofing problems
4.2%
5.1%
3.5%
Siding problems
2.9%
3.6%
2.3%
Window problems
3.3%
3.6%
3.0%
Foundation problems
2.4%
3.2%
1.8%

Any Identified Problem
Any Identified Problem
38.5%
40.1%
37.2%


MSARentalOwner Occupied
MetricPercent W/ Problem Percent W/ Problem Percent W/ Problem

Basic Housing Quality
Severe physical problems
1.5%
2.6%
0.7%
Moderate physical problems
2.9%
5.1%
1.3%

Interior Problems
Holes in floors
0.8%
1.0%
0.7%
Open cracks or holes in walls
4.4%
4.9%
4.0%
Broken plaster/peeling paint
2.0%
2.9%
1.4%
Signs of rats
2.1%
1.8%
2.3%
Signs of mice
4.9%
4.2%
5.3%
Water leaks from inside
11.2%
13.4%
9.7%
Water leaks from outside
5.0%
4.8%
5.2%
Water supply stoppage
7.5%
10.8%
5.1%
Flush toilet breakdown
3.2%
5.8%
1.3%
Sewage disposal breakdown
1.6%
2.0%
1.3%
Lacking complete plumbing
0.7%
1.2%
0.3%
Heating equip breakdown
1.9%
2.6%
1.5%
Room heater without flue
3.0%
4.6%
1.8%
Exposed wiring in unit
0.5%
0.6%
0.4%
Rooms w/o working elect. outlet
1.3%
1.7%
1.1%
Lacking kitchen facilities
2.0%
3.9%
0.6%

Exterior Problems
Roofing problems
4.2%
5.4%
3.5%
Siding problems
2.9%
4.8%
1.6%
Window problems
3.3%
4.2%
2.6%
Foundation problems
2.4%
2.7%
2.2%

Any Identified Problem
Any Identified Problem
38.5%
44.7%
34.1%
Legend:    Most Healthy  Most Unhealthy