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Barrio Logan vs City Heights
Barrio Logan and City Heights are two official community planning areas in San Diego. City Heights is the calmer Part I map (84 vs 16). City Heights wins the errand count. Barrio Logan has the lower ACS median ($1,405).
Data period. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · SDPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Oct 2026. ACS and SDPD retrieved 2026-10-14; OSM retrieved 2026-10-14. Editorial copy last revised Sep 2026.
Scores
Fit axes among official San Diego community planning areas.
| Axis | Barrio Logan | City Heights |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 16 | 84 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 5 | 20 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 1 | 6 |
| Median rent | $1,405 | $1,773 |
| Median home | $663,800 | $640,711 |
| Population | 6,492 | 76,398 |
| Commute to Downtown | 8 min | 14 min |
| Commute to UTC | 30 min | 22 min |
| Commute to Mission Valley | 16 min | 12 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Barrio Logan | City Heights |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 85% | 73% |
| Median age | 26.1 | 33.8 |
| Median income | $61K | $65K |
| Part I per 1k | 35.6 | 14.3 |
| Groceries / 800m | 5 | 20 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 56 | 121 |
| Parks / 800m | 9 | 26 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for San Diego city. Up 70% since 2014. Barrio L. is 39% below the 2024 city median. City Hts is 23% below the 2024 city median.
Overlapping 5-year ACS windows (B25064), not asking rent. Census does not publish a rent series for each official neighborhood, so the line is the city place. Dashed marks are each area’s ACS 2024 median.
Which to pick
The same numbers as the table, in sentences. Nobody wins the city.
Pick Barrio Logan if the rent gap is the point and the shorter ride to Downtown is the point. ACS median rent is $1,405 vs $1,773. 8 vs 14 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick City Heights if the quieter map matters more than the scene and you want the errands on foot. Safety is 84 vs 16. Walk is 20 vs 5. Vibe is 6 vs 1. Read both pages before you decide.
Barrio Logan
Lowest rent in this set, $1,405, and the lowest income, $60,750. Two tracts, 6,492 people, 85% renters. Median age is 26.1. Violent Part I is 13.9 per 1,000. That is the plan's count, not a personality for every block. The galleries are why people search it.
$1,405 median rent · safety 16 · walk 5
City Heights
The official plan is Mid-City: City Heights. 76,398 people, the largest central plan in this set. Income is $65,086 and rent is $1,773. Bachelor's share is 23%, the lowest here. Violent Part I is 5.9 per 1,000 and property is 8.4 — a rate for a wide plan, not a verdict on one block.
$1,773 median rent · safety 84 · walk 20
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Barrio Logan or City Heights?
Barrio Logan is the lower ACS median: $1,405 vs $1,773. About 85% rent in Barrio Logan vs 73% in City Heights. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Barrio Logan more walkable than City Heights?
City Heights wins the errand count (walk 5 vs 20). Groceries inside 800 meters: 5 vs 20. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Barrio Logan or City Heights?
City Heights is the calmer Part I read (84 vs 16). Combined rate 14.3 vs 35.6 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Barrio Logan or City Heights?
Barrio Logan leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 26.1 vs 33.8. City Heights has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
8 minutes from Barrio Logan to Downtown, 14 from City Heights. Barrio Logan is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official community planning area that is not Barrio Logan or City Heights: Golden Hill. South Park is a search inside Greater Golden Hill, not its own polygon. Rent is $1,980. Violent Part I is 2.7 per 1,000, one of the calmer central reads. The park is the lawn. The houses are the rest.
Scores are relative among official San Diego community planning areas with the same editorial weights. Read the method.