Housing data for Winter Gardens, CA
Winter Gardens, CA has an estimated 22,131 residents and 8,176 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in San Diego County.
36.5% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,913 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 22,131 (±1,892)
- Housing units
- 8,176 (±652)
- Households that rent
- 36.5%
- Median gross rent
- $1,913
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −6.0%
What stands out in Winter Gardens
Median home value: $608,600 (±$50,326) in Winter Gardens, lower than in San Diego County ($854,700).
Median real estate taxes: $4,425 (±$653) in Winter Gardens, lower than in San Diego County ($5,774).
Working from home: 13.5% (±4.9 points) in Winter Gardens, lower than in San Diego County (18.7%).
Homes built before 1980: 62.8% (±6.4 points) in Winter Gardens, higher than in San Diego County (49.4%).
- Home values in Winter Gardens
- Property taxes in Winter Gardens
- Commute and cars in Winter Gardens
- Age of homes in Winter Gardens
Housing in Winter Gardens at a glance
- Median rent: $1,913 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $2,029 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 54.5% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 36.5% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $97,973 median household income
- Home values: $608,600 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,757 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $4,425 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 24.4% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 57.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 62.8% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 6.4% rental vacancy rate
- Heating fuel: 45.0% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 25.9 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −6.0% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 22.3% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 3.7% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Winter Gardens against San Diego County, its state and the nation
| Winter Gardens | San Diego County | California | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 22,131 (±1,892) | 3,288,774 (exact) | 39,287,377 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 8,176 (±652) | 1,250,641 (±516) | 14,644,735 (±1,665) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 36.5% (±4.1 points) | 45.4% (±0.3 points) | 44.1% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,913 (±$99) | $2,246 (±$11) | $2,036 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $97,973 (±$9,607) | $106,268 (±$949) | $99,122 (±$310) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $608,600 (±$50,326) | $854,700 (±$3,996) | $734,700 (±$1,307) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $4,425 (±$653) | $5,774 (±$47) | $5,124 (±$17) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 62.8% (±6.4 points) | 49.4% (±0.5 points) | 56.0% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 25.9 minutes (±1.9) | 25.5 minutes (±0.2) | 28.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 95.5% (±1.9 points) | 94.9% (±0.2 points) | 93.5% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 38.1 years (±3.1) | 37.3 years (±0.1) | 37.9 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Winter Gardens covers 4.4 square miles of land, about 5,007 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Winter Gardens has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 23,545 (±1,636) | 22,131 (±1,892) | −6.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 8,077 (±336) | 8,176 (±652) | +1.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,354 (±$94) | $1,913 (±$99) | +41.3% | Up after inflation |
| Median home value | $414,000 (±$21,573) | $608,600 (±$50,326) | +47.0% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $69,063 (±$8,106) | $97,973 (±$9,607) | +41.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $2,115 (±$164) | $2,757 (±$276) | +30.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $2,737 (±$273) | $4,425 (±$653) | +61.7% | Up after inflation |
| Households that rent | 40.1% (±4.0 points) | 36.5% (±4.1 points) | −3.6 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±1.1 points) | 6.4% (±5.0 points) | +6.4 percentage points | Measurable increase |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in San Diego County
Winter Gardens has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for San Diego County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for San Diego County recorded 316 violent and 1,155 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Winter Gardens
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bostonia | 1.6 mi | $2,087 | $487,600 | 57.7% |
| Lakeside | 1.8 mi | $2,016 | $634,400 | 31.5% |
| Granite Hills | 2.7 mi | $1,959 | $974,500 | 12.5% |
| El Cajon | 3.2 mi | $1,856 | $681,700 | 58.5% |
| Eucalyptus Hills | 3.5 mi | $1,408 | $857,200 | 11.6% |
| Santee | 3.7 mi | $2,250 | $727,200 | 27.6% |
| Crest | 4.3 mi | $1,196 | $724,500 | 7.3% |
| Harbison Canyon | 5.2 mi | $2,793 | $688,600 | 11.3% |
Places in California most like Winter Gardens
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redlands | $2,005 | $618,900 | $105,041 | 43.2% |
| West Carson | $1,891 | $689,700 | $92,775 | 29.3% |
| Charter Oak | $1,900 | $606,200 | $88,393 | 40.9% |
| La Presa | $1,852 | $629,700 | $93,479 | 33.0% |
| Oxnard | $2,032 | $652,700 | $96,212 | 45.6% |
| Grand Terrace | $2,024 | $517,600 | $83,628 | 35.6% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across California.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Winter Gardens, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,192 | $2,335 | $2,823 | $3,743 | $4,526 |
HUD income limits for Winter Gardens, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $36,750 | $61,250 | $97,950 |
| 2 people | $42,000 | $70,000 | $111,950 |
| 3 people | $47,250 | $78,750 | $125,950 |
| 4 people | $52,450 | $87,450 | $139,900 |
| 5 people | $56,650 | $94,450 | $151,100 |
| 6 people | $60,850 | $101,450 | $162,300 |
| 7 people | $65,050 | $108,450 | $173,500 |
| 8 people | $69,250 | $115,450 | $184,700 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $130,900.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Winter Gardens is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Winter Gardens
What is the average rent in Winter Gardens, CA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Winter Gardens is $1,913 (±$99) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Winter Gardens?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Winter Gardens, CA is $1,739 (±$47) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Winter Gardens rent-burdened?
54.5% of renting households in Winter Gardens pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Winter Gardens?
Winter Gardens has an estimated 2,842 (±424) renting households, 36.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Winter Gardens?
The median household income in Winter Gardens is $97,973 (±$9,607) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Winter Gardens, CA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $608,600 (±$50,326) for owner-occupied homes in Winter Gardens (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Winter Gardens growing?
In Winter Gardens, the number of residents went from 23,545 in 2015–2019 to 22,131 in 2020–2024 (−6.0%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Winter Gardens CDP, California
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Winter Gardens CDP, California
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Winter Gardens CDP, California
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Winter Gardens CDP, California
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Winter Gardens CDP, California
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Winter Gardens CDP, California
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Winter Gardens CDP, California
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Winter Gardens CDP, California (place:85992, in state:06).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
The API needs a free key.
DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .