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The seaside community of Del Mar, California is both a tourist destination and one of the most desirable neighborhoods in San Diego. With ocean views around every corner, great surfing, and a premier location just north of Torrey Pines State Reserve, Del Mar real estate is also some of the most expensive in the county.

$2,565,000 Median

$1,128,000 Median

Encinitas Union

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25 Min to Downtown

19 Min to Airport

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A true surfer’s paradise, Encinitas has established itself as one of the most desirable coastal zip codes in San Diego County. Encompassing six miles of gorgeous California coastline, Encinitas is a vibrant community with many wonderful amenities and resources along with picturesque beaches and world-famous surf spots.

Encinitas is comprised of four neighborhoods. Leucadia, the northernmost part of coastal Encinitas. Old Encinitas, which is the downtown area along Highway 101 and Swami’s Beach. Olivenhain, the city’s historic rural heart. And New Encinitas, which includes the homes along the El Camino Real corridor. Each micro community offers a bit of a different flavor and lifestyle.

The city of Encinitas got its start way back in 1881. The name “Encinitas” is Spanish for “little oaks.” Many historic landmarks still stand in Encinitas today including the Olivenhain Meeting Hall (built in 1894), the first one room school house in Encinitas (built in 1883), the Santa Fe Railroad Station (now Pannikin Coffee and Tea), La Paloma Theatre (opened in 1928), and the Self-Realization Fellowship Gardens (built in 1937). Encinitas was incorporated in 1986 and has continued to grow into the thriving San Diego neighborhood we see today.

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Del Mar Education

San Diego Schools

Although small, Del Mar boasts its own public school district known as the Del Mar Unified School District (DMUSD). With an overall A-rating on Niche.com, DMUSD offers quality education for elementary-aged children. On its 2022 list of the best schools, Niche also ranked DMUSD in the top twenty-five districts with the best teachers in California. Nearby middle schools include Carmel Valley Middle School. Most Del Mar high school students attend either Torrey Pines High School or Canyon Crest Academy, both located in nearby Carmel Valley. This neighborhood is also home to the private Cathedral Catholic High School.

Schools In The Area

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Rolling Hills Elementary School 858-672-3400 Public KG-5
Magnolia Science Academy San Diego 619-644-1300 Public 6-8
Lewis Middle School 619-510-4300 Public 6-8
School for Entrepreneurship and Technology 858-874-4338 Public 9-12
Rolling Hills Elementary School 858-672-3400 Public KG-5
Monterey Ridge Elementary School 858-487-6887 Public KG-5
Birney Elementary School 619-497-3500 Public KG-5
Park Village Elementary School 858-484-5621 Public KG-5
Design 39 Campus 858-679-6639 Public KG-8
McKinley Elementary School 619-282-7694 Public KG-5
Field Elementary School 858-800-5900 Public KG-5
Creekside Elementary School 858-391-1514 Public KG-5
Hearst Elementary School 619-583-5704 Public KG-5
Marvin Elementary School 619-583-1355 Public KG-5
Mt. Everest Academy 858-496-8778 Public KG-12
Hardy Elementary School 619-582-0136 Public KG-5
Green Elementary School 619-460-5755 Public KG-5
Kumeyaay Elementary School 858-279-1022 Public KG-5
Doyle Elementary School 858-455-6230 Public KG-5
Dailard Elementary School 619-286-1550 Public KG-5
Torrey Hills Elementary School 858-481-4266 Public KG-6
Los Penasquitos Elementary School 858-672-3600 Public KG-5
Nye Elementary School 619-430-1200 Public KG-5
Sunset View Elementary School 619-223-7156 Public KG-4
Angier Elementary School 858-496-8295 Public KG-5
Hancock Elementary School 858-496-8310 Public KG-5
Language Academy 619-287-1182 Public KG-8
Willow Grove Elementary School 858-674-6300 Public KG-5
Shoal Creek Elementary School 858-613-9080 Public KG-5
Curie Elementary School 858-221-5500 Public KG-5
Sundance Elementary School 858-484-2950 Public KG-5
Westwood Elementary School 858-487-2026 Public KG-5
Del Sur Elementary School 858-674-6200 Public KG-5
Bay Park Elementary School 619-276-1471 Public KG-5
Hickman Elementary School 858-271-5210 Public KG-5
Ashley Falls Elementary School 858-259-7812 Public KG-6
Sage Canyon Elementary School 858-481-7844 Public KG-6
Canyon View Elementary School 858-484-0981 Public KG-5
Barnard Elementary School 858-800-5700 Public KG-6
Sycamore Ridge Elementary School 858-755-1060 Public KG-6
Deer Canyon Elementary School 858-484-6064 Public KG-5
Carmel Del Mar Elementary School 858-481-6789 Public KG-6
Miramar Ranch Elementary School 858-271-0470 Public KG-5
Silver Gate Elementary School 619-222-1139 Public KG-4
San Diego Global Vision Academy 619-600-5321 Public KG-8
Adobe Bluffs Elementary School 858-538-8403 Public KG-5
Dingeman Elementary School 858-549-4437 Public KG-5
Holmes Elementary School 858-496-8110 Public KG-5
Grant K-8 School 619-293-4420 Public KG-8
Ocean Air Elementary School 858-481-4040 Public KG-6
Stone Ranch Elementary School 858-487-8474 Public KG-5
Elevate Charter 858-751-4774 Public KG-6
Jerabek Elementary School 858-578-5330 Public KG-5
Miller Elementary School 858-221-5200 Public KG-5
Magnolia Science Academy San Diego 619-644-1300 Public 6-8
Field Elementary School 858-800-5900 Public KG-5
Solana Pacific Elementary School 858-794-4500 Public 4-6
Design 39 Campus 858-679-6639 Public KG-8
Nye Elementary School 619-430-1200 Public KG-5
Birney Elementary School 619-497-3500 Public KG-5
Lewis Middle School 619-510-4300 Public 6-8
Marshall Middle School 858-549-5400 Public 6-8
Park Village Elementary School 858-484-5621 Public KG-5
Kumeyaay Elementary School 858-279-1022 Public KG-5
McKinley Elementary School 619-282-7694 Public KG-5
Marvin Elementary School 619-583-1355 Public KG-5
Monterey Ridge Elementary School 858-487-6887 Public KG-5
Angier Elementary School 858-496-8295 Public KG-5
Green Elementary School 619-460-5755 Public KG-5
Hardy Elementary School 619-582-0136 Public KG-5
Dana Middle School 619-225-3897 Public 5-6
Creekside Elementary School 858-391-1514 Public KG-5
Dailard Elementary School 619-286-1550 Public KG-5
Mt. Everest Academy 858-496-8778 Public KG-12
Mesa Verde Middle School 858-538-5478 Public 6-8
Los Penasquitos Elementary School 858-672-3600 Public KG-5
Rolling Hills Elementary School 858-672-3400 Public KG-5
Torrey Hills Elementary School 858-481-4266 Public KG-6
Hearst Elementary School 619-583-5704 Public KG-5
Sunset View Elementary School 619-223-7156 Public KG-4
Doyle Elementary School 858-455-6230 Public KG-5
Dingeman Elementary School 858-549-4437 Public KG-5
Westwood Elementary School 858-487-2026 Public KG-5
Shoal Creek Elementary School 858-613-9080 Public KG-5
Elevate Charter 858-751-4774 Public KG-6
Curie Elementary School 858-221-5500 Public KG-5
Silver Gate Elementary School 619-222-1139 Public KG-4
Oak Valley Middle School 858-487-2939 Public 6-8
Carmel Del Mar Elementary School 858-481-6789 Public KG-6
Sundance Elementary School 858-484-2950 Public KG-5
Hancock Elementary School 858-496-8310 Public KG-5
Del Sur Elementary School 858-674-6200 Public KG-5
Sage Canyon Elementary School 858-481-7844 Public KG-6
Willow Grove Elementary School 858-674-6300 Public KG-5
Miramar Ranch Elementary School 858-271-0470 Public KG-5
Language Academy 619-287-1182 Public KG-8
Stone Ranch Elementary School 858-487-8474 Public KG-5
Barnard Elementary School 858-800-5700 Public KG-6
Adobe Bluffs Elementary School 858-538-8403 Public KG-5
Deer Canyon Elementary School 858-484-6064 Public KG-5
Grant K-8 School 619-293-4420 Public KG-8
Bay Park Elementary School 619-276-1471 Public KG-5
San Diego Global Vision Academy 619-600-5321 Public KG-8
Ashley Falls Elementary School 858-259-7812 Public KG-6
Lewis Middle School 619-510-4300 Public 6-8
Design 39 Campus 858-679-6639 Public KG-8
Magnolia Science Academy San Diego 619-644-1300 Public 6-8
Mesa Verde Middle School 858-538-5478 Public 6-8
Mt. Everest Academy 858-496-8778 Public KG-12
Carmel Valley Middle School 858-481-8221 Public 7-8
Marshall Middle School 858-549-5400 Public 6-8
Challenger Middle School 858-586-7001 Public 6-8
San Diego Global Vision Academy 619-600-5321 Public KG-8
Pacific Beach Middle School 858-221-5600 Public 6-8
Innovation Middle School 858-278-5948 Public 6-8
Language Academy 619-287-1182 Public KG-8
De Portola Middle School 858-496-8080 Public 6-8
Grant K-8 School 619-293-4420 Public KG-8
Pershing Middle School 619-362-3550 Public 6-8
Oak Valley Middle School 858-487-2939 Public 6-8
Pacific Trails Middle School 858-350-0253 Public 7-8
Museum 619-236-8712 Public KG-8
Old Town Academy K-8 Charter 619-574-6225 Public KG-8
Correia Middle School 619-222-0476 Public 7-8
Gompers Preparatory Academy 619-263-2171 Public 6-12
Albert Einstein Academy Charter Middle School 619-780-0400 Public 6-8
Farb Middle School 858-397-6750 Public 6-8
The O'Farrell Charter 619-263-3009 Public KG-12
Taft Middle School 858-935-2650 Public 6-8
Montgomery Middle School 619-662-4000 Public 7-8
John Muir Language Academy 858-268-1954 Public KG-12
Wangenheim Middle School 619-605-2250 Public 6-8
San Diego Scpa 619-470-0555 Public 6-12
Vista Del Mar Middle School 619-661-6753 Public 6-8
Bethune K-8 School 619-267-2271 Public KG-8
Black Mountain Middle School 858-484-1300 Public 6-8
Bernardo Heights Middle School 858-485-4850 Public 6-8
Standley Middle School 858-605-2100 Public 6-8
Marston Middle School 858-810-7500 Public 6-8
Longfellow K-8 619-276-4206 Public KG-8
Clark Middle School 619-344-4200 Public 6-8
High Tech Middle Mesa 619-243-5014 Public 6-8
Bell Middle School 619-430-1000 Public 6-8
San Diego Cooperative Charter 858-496-1613 Public KG-8
Golden Hill K-8 School 619-236-5600 Public KG-8
King-Chavez Preparatory Academy 619-744-3828 Public 6-8
America's Finest Charter 619-694-4809 Public KG-12
Millennial Tech Middle School 619-362-4650 Public 6-8
Charter School of San Diego 858-678-2020 Public 6-12
San Diego Virtual 619-713-7271 Public KG-12
Diego Hills Central Public Charter 619-286-0312 Public KG-12
Darnall Charter 619-582-1822 Public KG-8
Wilson Middle School 619-362-3400 Public 6-8
Logan Memorial Educational Campus 619-344-6500 Public KG-12
School for Entrepreneurship and Technology 858-874-4338 Public 9-12
Point Loma High School 619-860-5000 Public 9-12
High Tech High International 619-398-4900 Public 9-12
Mission Bay High School 858-536-0136 Public 9-12
High Tech High Mesa 619-795-1810 Public 9-12
Mt. Everest Academy 858-496-8778 Public KG-12
Kearny High School of Science Connections and Technology 858-221-5300 Public 9-12
Kearny High School of College Connections 858-221-5300 Public 9-12
Mira Mesa High School 858-566-2262 Public 9-12
E3 Civic High School 619-546-0000 Public 9-12
Health Sciences High and Middle College 619-528-9070 Public 9-12
Canyon Hills High School 858-496-8342 Public 9-12
Kearny High School of Digital Media and Design 858-496-8370 Public 9-12
Scripps Ranch High School 858-302-3400 Public 9-12
Torrey Pines High School 858-755-0125 Public 9-12
Del Norte High School 858-487-0877 Public 9-12
Westview High School 858-780-2000 Public 9-12
Mt. Carmel High School 858-484-1180 Public 9-12
Canyon Crest Academy 858-350-0253 Public 9-12
Henry High School 619-286-7700 Public 9-12
High Tech High School 619-243-5000 Public 9-12
East Village Middle College High School 619-362-4769 Public 9-12
Kearny High School of Engineering, Innovation and Design 858-221-5300 Public 9-12
University City High School 858-605-2800 Public 9-12
Rancho Bernardo High School 858-485-4800 Public 9-12
High Tech High Media Arts 619-398-8620 Public 9-12
The O'Farrell Charter 619-263-3009 Public KG-12
John Muir Language Academy 858-268-1954 Public KG-12
Montgomery High School 619-628-3800 Public 9-12
Morse High School 619-262-0763 Public 9-12
Gompers Preparatory Academy 619-263-2171 Public 6-12
Ihigh Virtual Academy 619-764-5440 Public 9-12
San Diego Scpa 619-470-0555 Public 6-12
San Diego Metro Career and Tech 619-388-2299 Public 9-12
Clairemont High School 858-273-0201 Public 9-12
Madison High School 858-536-0336 Public 9-12
Charter School of San Diego 858-678-2020 Public 6-12
Crawford High School 619-362-3700 Public 9-12
America's Finest Charter 619-694-4809 Public KG-12
San Diego Virtual 619-713-7271 Public KG-12
San Ysidro High School 619-710-2300 Public 9-12
Lincoln High School 619-266-6500 Public 9-12
Diego Hills Central Public Charter 619-286-0312 Public KG-12
Logan Memorial Educational Campus 619-344-6500 Public KG-12
Audeo Charter 858-678-2050 Public KG-12
Southwest High School 619-628-3023 Public 9-12
San Diego High School 619-525-7337 Public 9-12
Monarch 619-652-4100 Public KG-12
Garfield High School 619-362-4500 Public 9-12
Ingenuity Charter 619-335-8780 Public 6-12

Del Mar Living

Del Mar Shopping & Local Businesses

Del Mar homes are notable for their unique design, proximity to the beach, and sunset ocean views. Although some homes are large and commanding, others are quite a bit smaller, more of a beach cottage than a luxury estate. Del Mar is not a master planned community and over the years, many existing homes have been extensively remodeled or rebuilt. No matter what style of home you’re looking for, you’ll find it in Del Mar. From Cape Cod to Mid-Century Modern to Contemporary, Del Mar is full of exceptional, stylish homes. Oceanfront Del Mar real estate also sometimes comes on the market with the price tag to match. Though it’s a small price to pay when you can walk outside your back door and be on the sand!

For a single family home in Del Mar, the median home price is $3,300,000. For a condo or townhome it is $1,370,000.

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Surf, Relax, and Enjoy Coastal Bliss

Del Mar Lifestyle

Life is better at the beach! For those that can afford it, the ability to live the quintessential Southern California beach lifestyle is one of the many things that draws people to Del Mar. You can wake up, catch a few waves, shower, and be out the door for work. In the evening, a stroll through the Del Mar village or along the sand is the perfect way to unwind.

Although life in Del Mar is generally laid back and peaceful, there’s still plenty to see and do all year long. The county’s biggest attractions all land at the nearby racetrack including the annual San Diego Fair. The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club meets twice a year, in the summer and the fall, at the place where the “turf meets the surf.” In addition, numerous fairs, festivals, and sporting events visit the track facility as well. The Del Mar Village also hosts several iconic events including the Powerhouse Park Summer Concert series, the Del Mar Summer Solstice event, the Taste of Del Mar, and an array of holiday celebrations.

Love to get outside? The iconic Torrey Pines State Reserve offers challenging trails and beautiful views of the rugged San Diego coast, not to mention the rare Torrey Pine. People also love to bike through Del Mar and head up the coast along the picturesque Highway 101. Of course, many Del Mar residents spend nearly every weekend at the beach surfing, swimming, boogie boarding, and more!

Local News & Advice

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