ZIP Code 92083 — Vista, California

The median home in 92083 is valued at $564,500 against a median household income of $80,160, a price-to-income ratio of 7.0. 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, 92083 ranks 38 of 94 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 7.4. Renting takes 28.9% of median household income (median rent $1,929 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

92083 ranks 895 of 1,558 statewide on median household income and 844 of 1,558 on median home value; its income is below the $98,033 San Diego County median. 48% of households own their home, below the 64% statewide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 11.9%, above the 10.8% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 7.7%.

With 6,884 residents per square mile across 5.5 square miles of land, 92083 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 1,120 (rank 306 of 1,558). This is predominantly single-family residential with suburban street patterns.