Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The typical home is worth about $2.6 million, 24.2 years of the San Diego metro’s $106K median household income. Overall it grades B−, ranked 178th of 841 in California. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 97% of the country and the median household earns $135K. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 80% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. 66% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Coronado, where California’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Coronado is among the most walkable places in the country. Only 59 of California’s 1,063 towns score higher on history.
Where Coronado beats most towns.
Where Coronado’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Coronado is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 1%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Hotel Del Coronado is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 276 in 1860, 20,192 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers and 7 maps from 1904 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Coronado. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi LandmarkMexico–United States border wall
4 mi Stadium & arenaPetco Park
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaSnapdragon Stadium
6 mi Zoo & aquariumSan Diego Zoo4.0M visitors a year
5 mi Park & preserveBalboa Park
4 mi MuseumUSS Midway MuseumMexico–United States border wall: Földhegy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Petco Park: Mds08011, CC BY 4.0 · Snapdragon Stadium: Terrible Tim, CC BY-SA 4.0 · San Diego Zoo: en:User:Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Balboa Park: Antoine Taveneaux, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Midway Museum: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Coronado, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Coronado.
Coronado draws workers from San Diego and beyond, has less tooth loss than most of California and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
At 24.2 years of the San Diego metro’s $106K median household income, the typical home (about $2.57M) costs more against local pay than in 98% of California towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Home values rose 32% in five years, to about $2.57M, against 13% across California.
A home in Coronado typically sold within 23 days of listing. Typical home values rose 6.7% in the year to September 2026. The town’s going rate for rent is $3,257 a month.
| Coronado | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $3,257 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 55% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Public schools: the Coronado Unified school district. The largest public high school is Coronado High, with 999 students. Three of the 6 schools are below, and why each made the list.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coronado Village ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 774 | A |
| Coronado HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 999 | A+ |
| Silver Strand ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 324 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with California is tooth loss: 4.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 10.6% statewide.
For adults in Coronado, the share who worry about having enough food is 8.1%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Coronado beats California on 20 and trails on 2.
| Coronado | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 29% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.8% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Coronado | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.3% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.1% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
9,230 jobs are based in Coronado, 1.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 18.1 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
Most working residents leave Coronado for work: only 15% work in town. The average commute for Coronado comes to 18 minutes. Jobs based in Coronado grew to 9,230 in 2023, 1,521 more than in 2013. Nearly a fifth of workers work from home in the town.
| Coronado | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $135,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 19% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For Coronado, the density of trails is 1.0 miles per square mile. Walkers can cover 14 miles of trail in 16 parks and preserves. Also worth knowing: the biggest park or preserve is San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge, at 907 acres.
| Coronado | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Silver Strand State Beach | 2.1 mi | 425 |
| 2. South Bay County Biological Study Area | 0.4 mi | 122 |
| 3. Coronado Tidelands Park | 0.4 mi | 32 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Since 1980, 31 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Coronado. FEMA puts 47% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 45% to inland flooding. Federal aid has come to Coronado households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The level of property crime in Coronado is 15.3 per 1,000 residents. Within California, it does better than 48% of towns.
| Coronado | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.6 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 15.3 per 1,000 residents | 13.3 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
January nights average 48.1°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 73.7°.
Coronado’s January low stands at 48°F. Snow almost never falls.
| Coronado | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 74°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 48°F | 40°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
23 within 15 miles of the center of Coronado
About 6 of every 100 Coronado residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
4 places in Coronado on the National Register of Historic Places.
27 notable people were born in Coronado.
City in California, United States
Coronado (Spanish for "Crowned") is a beach city in San Diego County, California, United States, across San Diego Bay from downtown San Diego. It was founded in the 1880s and incorporated in 1890. Its population was 20,192 in 2020. Coronado is a tied island which is connected to the mainland by a tombolo (a sandy isthmus) called Silver Strand. Along the coast of Southern California lie four islands that were spotted by Sebastian Vizcaino and his crew. They named them "Los Coronados". In the mid-1880s, businessmen bought the peninsula near Los Coronados with hopes to turn it into a resort. Later in 1886, the owners of this peninsula hosted a naming contest with the people resulting in the na…
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2 towns share a border with Coronado.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coronado | #178 | B− | D− | C | B+ | A+ |
| San Diego | #249 | C+ | D− | C− | B+ | A |
| Imperial Beach | #467 | C− | D− | C+ | B− | B− |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Coronado grades B− overall, better than 53% of U.S. towns and #178 of 841 in California. It grades A+ for health, C for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Within California, it does better than 48% of towns.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
27 notable people were born here, including Tina Weymouth and Dana Rohrabacher.
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