ZIP Code 91942 — La Mesa, California

The median home in 91942 is valued at $645,500 against a median household income of $80,996, a price-to-income ratio of 8.0. That is above the 6.7 median across the 1,558 California ZIP codes with published housing data, and well past the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally, so buying here on a local median income requires substantial savings or a second income. Within San Diego County, 91942 ranks 62 of 94 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 7.4. Renting takes 26.8% of median household income (median rent $1,809 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

91942 ranks 878 of 1,558 statewide on median household income and 696 of 1,558 on median home value; its income is below the $98,033 San Diego County median. 43% of households own their home, below the 64% statewide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 11.8%, above the 10.8% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 6.8%.

With 7,068 residents per square mile across 5.8 square miles of land, 91942 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 1,120 (rank 291 of 1,558). This is predominantly single-family residential with suburban street patterns.