The 10 Worst Oceanside Suburbs For 2022

The 10 Worst Oceanside Suburbs To Live For 2022

We'll get the ball rolling with Lakeland, the absolute worst place to live around Oceanside according to the data.

And in the world of worst rankings, Lakeland beat the competition pretty handily thanks to scoring in the bottom 15% in three major categories. Income is the worst in the Oceanside area, and to make matters worse, the city ranks worst when it comes to home values.

But hey, at least it's cheap to live there. But there's a reason for that... it's Lakeland.

You won't feel bad about not having a great income for the area, there aren't a bunch of places to spend your money anyway.

Welcome to Wildomar. Home to KMart, Big Lots, and a lot of gas stations.

This city is 27.3 miles to Oceanside. Income levels here are the 4th lowest in the metro area, where families bring in about $76,791 a year, which doesn't go a long ways even on a shoestring budget.

But on the bright side, there are a lot of fast food joints in the area.

Back up the highway we go for the third worst Oceanside suburb you can live in. You might have expected to see Escondido on here. While the cost of living is low, your entertainment and work options are limited. And that's an understatement.

In terms of numbers, it's in the worst 15% for insurance, and the adult high school drop out rate is poor compared to other Oceanside suburbs.

But at least there are nice parks to bring the kids during the day.

If you live in Vista, most likely you struggle to make ends meet every month. It ranks as the 3rd lowest Oceanside suburb when it comes to residents making money.

Not only that, but this is the 10th worst unemployed suburb you can live in if you choose to live near Oceanside. Remember, we looked at 16 cities for this study.

Vista is about 4.6 miles to downtown.

Murrieta has the distinction of being a Oceanside suburb. Which means that's about all it has going for it.

All snarkiness aside, Murrieta has the 3rd lowest home values in the metro Oceanside area, where the median price is $435,700. To put that into perspective, in Del Mar, the median income is $161,705, which is the best in the area.

Murrieta has an unemployment rate of 7.01% which ranks 2nd worst.

San Diego has 1,414,545 residents that probably know it's a pretty crummy place to live when you look at the data. (Or, if you've ever been there, you don't need to look at the data.)

Incomes are towards the bottom and the poverty rate sits at 11.809454310632534%.

Ah, San Marcos. You rank as the 7th worst place to live around Oceanside.

It's the place with the 13th most out of work residents in the Oceanside metro area (4.06%).

Temecula is a city about 21.1 miles from Oceanside, but Oceanside probably wishes it was further away. It ranks as the 8th worst burb for 2018.

You'd be hard pressed to find a worse place to live. Temecula has the 7th most uninsured people, 8th worst incomes, and has the 5th highest unemployment rate (6.01%) in the entire Oceanside metro area.

Homes only cost $464,900 for a reason. That's cheap for Oceanside standards.

If you absolutely have to live near Oceanside, then San Juan Capistrano might be a place for you to consider as it's only the 9th worst Oceanside suburb.

About 3.33% of residents are out of work.

Rounding out the ten worst Oceanside suburbs to call home is Poway.

Located 23.2 miles outside the city, Poways is a real pit when you look at the data. Its residents have the 3rd highest unemployment rate (6.48%), and poverty is far above the area average.