Moving to San Diego?
Here is where things actually are.
Every number below is a real measurement, not an estimate: we checked 60,160 locations across San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States against each set of requirements.
The everyday basics
20%groceries, transit and a park within 10 minutes
11,838 of 60,160 locations qualify.
- Marlborough Drive, Kensington everything within 0.8 min
- Palm Avenue, Otay Mesa West everything within 1.0 min
- Golden Triangle, University City everything within 1.0 min
- Scholars Drive North, North Campus everything within 1.1 min
With children
18%a school, groceries and a park within 10 minutes
10,636 of 60,160 locations qualify.
- 4th Avenue, Asian Pacific Thematic Historic District everything within 0.6 min
- Marlborough Drive, Kensington everything within 0.9 min
- Core-Columbia, Banker's Hill everything within 0.9 min
- North Park Way, North Park everything within 1.2 min
Without a car
3%groceries, transit, healthcare and food all within 5 minutes
1,905 of 60,160 locations qualify.
- Zapata Avenue, Mira Mesa everything within 0.3 min
- El Cajon Boulevard, Mid-City everything within 0.8 min
- Granite Hills Drive, El Cajon everything within 0.9 min
- Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, Kearny Mesa everything within 1.0 min
Out most evenings
13%food, nightlife and transit within 10 minutes
7,551 of 60,160 locations qualify.
- Cable Street, Ocean Beach everything within 0.4 min
- Cable Street, Ocean Beach everything within 0.4 min
- E Street, Gaslamp Quarter everything within 0.5 min
- Myrtle Avenue, Altadena everything within 0.6 min
How to read these numbers
A percentage here is the share of San Diego where all of the listed requirements are met at once — not the share that has one of them. That is why “without a car” is always the harshest test: four things, all within five minutes, is genuinely rare.
Walking times are straight-line distance at 80 m/min. They are not routed, so in a city split by a river or a motorway they read slightly optimistic. Place data is from OpenStreetMap contributors, last refreshed 2026-03-02.
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