| COMMUNITY INFORMATION | | | | it's a buyers market or a seller's market, it is useful to |
| This community of City Heights is located in Central | | | | evaluate home sales data for the most recent month |
| San Diego County within the state of California. There | | | | available (June 2006), compared against the same |
| are approximately 73,338 residents in this Zip code | | | | period for the previous year (June 2005). |
| (92105) and 20,610 households. The median age of | | | | The median price of single-family homes decreased |
| residents is 26.03 years. | | | | from $411,000 in June 2005 to $390,000 in June 2006, |
| TEMPERATURES | | | | which represents a 5.1% decline. Moreover, only 17 |
| The temperature in City Heights is relatively moderate. | | | | homes sold in June 2006 compared to 30 homes in |
| The warmest time of year occurs in August during | | | | June 2005, which represents a 43% drop. Homes took |
| which temperatures reach an average high of | | | | an average of 42 days to sell in June 2006, compared |
| 73°F. The coldest time of year occurs in | | | | to 47 days in June 2005. |
| December with average temperatures falling to | | | | The median price for condominiums and townhomes |
| 58° F. | | | | increased slightly from $266,500 in June 2005 to |
| HOME AND REAL ESTATE PRICES | | | | $268,450 in June 2006, which represents a .7% |
| The housing options in City Heights include single-family | | | | increase. |
| homes and properties, condominiums, townhouses, and | | | | SCHOOL INFORMATION AND COMPARISONS |
| apartments. The price of housing is as follows: | | | | The students in City Heights are served by the San |
| · One bedroom townhouse / condominium starts | | | | Diego City Unified School District. These students |
| in the high $100,000s. | | | | undergo annual testing to evaluate their academic |
| · Two bedroom townhouse / condominium starts | | | | performance. The results of these tests are combined |
| in the low $200,000s. | | | | by the California Department of Education into a |
| · Three bedroom townhouse / condominium | | | | composite score known as the Academic |
| starts in the low $400,000s. | | | | Performance Index (API), which has a range of 200 to |
| · Two bedroom single-family house starts in the | | | | 1000. The statewide goal for schools is to achieve a |
| low $300,000s. | | | | score of 800 or above. |
| · Three bedroom single-family home starts in the | | | | Based on the most recent data available as of July 31, |
| mid $300,000s. | | | | 2006, the three highest-ranking elementary schools in |
| · Four bedroom single-family house starts in the | | | | the 92105 Zip code were Oak Park (API=746) Rosa |
| low $400,000s. | | | | Parks (API=746) and Carver Elementary (API=713). |
| REAL ESTATE MARKET TRENDS | | | | For middle schools, Thurgood Marshall scored the |
| As with most products and services in the United | | | | highest (API=888), followed by Monroe Clark |
| States, price shifts in the real estate industry are | | | | (API=675), and Wilson (API=628). |
| subject to the forces of supply and demand. Whether | | | | |