Housing in Skyline-Paradise Hills at a glance
- Population
- about 66,061
- Housing units
- about 19,324
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $647,000San Diego: $906,700 (-29%)
- Median gross rent
- $2,210 a monthSan Diego: $2,313 (-4%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 69.4%San Diego: 47.3%
- Homes built before 1980
- 61.4%
- Median year built
- 1974
With 69.4% of households owning their home, Skyline-Paradise Hills has the top owner share in San Diego, outdoing the city by 22.1 points. The sector lies south-east of the centre, and the gap with its neighbours is striking, since Encanto Neighborhoods stands near 51.7%, Southeastern San Diego near 32.4% and Mid-City:City Heights near 26.6%. Purchase values are lower than the city's, a median $647,000 that falls 29% short of the overall San Diego figure and ranks sixth among the ten. Rents show a much smaller gap: $2,210 is just 4% less, fifth from the top. Within its 19,324 housing units, 12,922 owner households far outnumber the 5,694 renter households, and 66,061 residents make it the largest of the four sectors here. Median construction year is 1974, and 61.4% of homes go back before 1980. Rents are lower still next door, running from $1,750 to $1,790 in each neighbour.
Questions about Skyline-Paradise Hills
What is the median home value in Skyline-Paradise Hills, San Diego?
$647,000 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 Skyline-Paradise Hills?
$2,210 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 Skyline-Paradise Hills own or rent?
Most own: 69.4% 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 14 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.
Skyline-Paradise Hills is one of the 10 most populous of 57 community planning areas of San Diego: estimated population about 66,061 (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 Skyline-Paradise Hills. 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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