Housing in Encanto Neighborhoods at a glance
- Population
- about 48,158
- Housing units
- about 13,937
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $635,000San Diego: $906,700 (-30%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,790 a monthSan Diego: $2,313 (-23%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 51.7%San Diego: 47.3%
- Homes built before 1980
- 64.4%
- Median year built
- 1972
Encanto Neighborhoods sits south-east of San Diego's centre and runs well below the city on price: a median value of $635,000, 30% lower, and a median rent of $1,790, 23% lower. Its neighbours are very close on value, between $626,000 in Mid-City:City Heights and $647,000 in Skyline-Paradise Hills, with Southeastern San Diego at $631,000. They differ on tenure, though, since owners hold 69.4% of Skyline-Paradise Hills but only 26.6% of Mid-City:City Heights, with Encanto in between at 51.7%. Renters in Skyline-Paradise Hills pay $2,210, whereas Encanto ranks eighth of ten on rent. Homes are mid-aged, 64.4% predating 1980, with 1972 as the median year of construction. Encanto is home to 48,158 residents. Owners head 6,933 of its households and renters 6,482, a balance very different from Southeastern San Diego, where 10,398 households rent and only 4,978 own. Skyline-Paradise Hills sits the other way, with 12,922 owner and 5,694 renter households.
Questions about Encanto Neighborhoods
What is the median home value in Encanto Neighborhoods, San Diego?
$635,000 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 Encanto Neighborhoods?
$1,790 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 Encanto Neighborhoods own or rent?
Most own: 51.7% 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 10 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.
Encanto Neighborhoods is one of the 10 most populous of 57 community planning areas of San Diego: estimated population about 48,158 (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.
Near Encanto Neighborhoods
The closest sectors of San Diego, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of San Diego
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Encanto Neighborhoods. 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
Work in one of these trades in Encanto Neighborhoods? Ask for your spot.