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Linda Vista vs North Park
Linda Vista and North Park are two official community planning areas in San Diego. North Park is the calmer Part I map (53 vs 21). North Park wins the errand count. North Park has the lower ACS median ($2,034).
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 | Linda Vista | North Park |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 21 | 53 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 13 | 21 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 7 | 13 |
| Median rent | $2,267 | $2,034 |
| Median home | $717,082 | $922,235 |
| Population | 35,468 | 47,597 |
| Commute to Downtown | 16 min | 12 min |
| Commute to UTC | 16 min | 24 min |
| Commute to Mission Valley | 10 min | 10 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Linda Vista | North Park |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 57% | 72% |
| Median age | 34.6 | 35.8 |
| Median income | $87K | $101K |
| Part I per 1k | 30.2 | 19.7 |
| Groceries / 800m | 9 | 24 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 80 | 93 |
| Parks / 800m | 40 | 15 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for San Diego city. Up 70% since 2014. Linda V. is 2% below the 2024 city median. N. Park is 12% 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 Linda Vista if you already want this pocket more than the table. North Park leads the numbered axes on this page.
Pick North Park if you want the cafes and the night and the quieter map matters more than the scene. Vibe is 13 vs 7. Safety is 53 vs 21. ACS median rent is $2,034 vs $2,267. Read both pages before you decide.
Linda Vista
USD is a search on the west side of this plan. The official name is Linda Vista. Home median is $717,082. Property Part I is 25.7 per 1,000, high for a plan that is mostly houses — the commercial edge is inside the same line. Violent is 4.5.
$2,267 median rent · safety 21 · walk 13
North Park
30th Street is the search. The official plan is North Park. Cafes and houses on the same grid. Rent is $2,034. Violent Part I is 3.2 per 1,000, calmer than the plan to the west. Median age is 35.8.
$2,034 median rent · safety 53 · walk 21
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Linda Vista or North Park?
North Park is the lower ACS median: $2,267 vs $2,034. About 72% rent in North Park vs 57% in Linda Vista. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Linda Vista more walkable than North Park?
North Park wins the errand count (walk 13 vs 21). Groceries inside 800 meters: 9 vs 24. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Linda Vista or North Park?
North Park is the calmer Part I read (53 vs 21). Combined rate 19.7 vs 30.2 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Linda Vista or North Park?
Linda Vista leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 34.6 vs 35.8. North Park has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
16 minutes from Linda Vista to Downtown, 12 from North Park. North Park is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official community planning area that is not Linda Vista or North Park: Uptown. Hillcrest, Mission Hills, and Bankers Hill are searches inside one plan. The official name is Uptown. Hillcrest is the night; the west side is houses. Median age is 42.2 and the home median is $1,135,056. Violent Part I is 5.7 per 1,000. Property is 19.9.
Scores are relative among official San Diego community planning areas with the same editorial weights. Read the method.