Housing in Clairemont Mesa at a glance
- Population
- about 78,255
- Housing units
- about 32,745
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $988,000San Diego: $906,700 (+9%)
- Median gross rent
- $2,260 a monthSan Diego: $2,313 (-2%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 57.7%San Diego: 47.3%
- Homes built before 1980
- 82.5%
- Median year built
- 1965
Clairemont Mesa has the oldest stock among San Diego's ten sectors: 82.5% of homes predate 1980, and homes in the middle of the age range date from 1965. It lies in the north-west of the city. Prices are still high, with a median value of $988,000, 9% above San Diego overall and second of ten, behind only University at $1,033,000. North Park is valued near $936,000, Mid-City:City Heights near $626,000. Owners account for 57.7% of households, 10.4 points over the city, whereas University has only 36.9% and North Park 27.9%. Rent is a median $2,260, 2% under the city and fourth of ten, against $2,730 in University. Residents number 78,255, living in 32,745 homes; owners head 18,183 households there and renters 13,319. North Park has 18,842 renter households, and Mid-City:City Heights 18,788, so renting dominates both neighbours and sets this sector apart. Mid-City:City Heights also has the lowest rent of the three, $1,760.
Questions about Clairemont Mesa
What is the median home value in Clairemont Mesa, San Diego?
$988,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $906,700 for San Diego as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Clairemont Mesa?
$2,260 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $2,313 in San Diego (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Clairemont Mesa own or rent?
Most own: 57.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 47.3% in San Diego (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 15 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Clairemont Mesa is one of the 10 most populous of 57 community planning areas of San Diego: estimated population about 78,255 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of San Diego open data, Community Planning Districts, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for San Diego as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Clairemont Mesa. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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