ZIP Code 92027 — Escondido, California

The median home in 92027 is valued at $609,400 against a median household income of $80,260, a price-to-income ratio of 7.6. 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, 92027 ranks 51 of 94 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 7.4. Renting takes 27.6% of median household income (median rent $1,844 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

92027 ranks 892 of 1,558 statewide on median household income and 766 of 1,558 on median home value; its income is below the $98,033 San Diego County median. 60% of households own their home, below the 64% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 11.1%, in line with the 10.8% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 4.9%.

With 934 residents per square mile across 59.7 square miles of land, 92027 is less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 1,120 (rank 809 of 1,558). This is a low-density pattern of large lots, small towns or scattered subdivisions.