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Instant Access to San Diego County, California Property Records

San Diego County, California, contains 18 incorporated cities. San Diego County property records typically include property ownership, assessed value, parcel number, property boundaries, number of units, and tax assessment information.

These San Diego County, CA records allow the public to research details on any property in the county for purposes like real estate transactions, development projects, property disputes, or out of general interest.

Recent San Diego County property records show a median home value of $792,018, a median rent of $2,098, and a median household income of $102,552. The records also indicate that San Diego County collects 0.7% of a property's value as property tax.

The County Clerk-Recorder maintains the official property records in San Diego County, CA. It keeps documents related to property transactions, such as deeds, liens, mortgages, leases, land contracts, financial statements, and more.

Aside from visiting the office, these records can be accessed online through the Official Records Search system. In this system, recorded property documents can be retrieved by document type, book/page, grantor/grantee name, document number, recording date, map number, and assessor's parcel number.

Copies of most real estate documents in San Diego County cost $2 for the first page and $0.05 per additional page, with a $1 certification fee per document. For further inquiries, contact the County Clerk-Recorder at (619) 237-0502.

For information on the fair market value of a property, contact the San Diego County Assessor's Office. The Assessor is legally obligated to locate, identify, and establish values for various types of properties, including vacant land, improved real estate, business property, and certain manufactured homes.

To verify zoning, file a Zoning Verification Permit application with the San Diego County Planning & Development Services Department. The application requires forms, a plot plan, stormwater documents, and fees. The Planning & Development Services Department will research the property records and provide official zoning verification.

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San Diego County Property Statistics

For an easier overview of the difference in tax rates between counties, explore the charts below. You can also get additional insights on median home values, income levels and homeownership rates in your area.

Median Rent

San Diego County
$2,098
California
$1,494
National
$991

Median Property Tax Rate

San Diego County
0.7%
California
0.7%
National
0.94%

Median Home Value

San Diego County
$792,018
California
$566,346
National
$250,246

Median Income

San Diego County
$102,552
California
$84,815
National
$69,646

Unemployment Rate (%)

San Diego County
3.96%
California
4.46 %
National
3.44 %

Renter Occupied Housing (%)

San Diego County
40.3%
California
34.78 %
National
25.65 %
San Diego

Tax Assessor

  • Total Parcels: 1,102,919
  • Commercial Parcels: 41,269
  • Residential Parcels: 1,000,980
  • Other Parcels: 60,670
  • Tax Amount Population: 90.20%
  • Tax Year: 2022
  • Last Assr Update: 2022-11-14
  • Tape Cutoff Date: 2022-07-01
  • Assessment Year: 2022
  • FIPS Code: 06073

Recorder

  • Deed Min: 1989-01-01
  • Deed Max: 2023-04-10
  • Commercial Deed Docs: 579,512
  • Residential Deed Docs: 3,852,920
  • Mortgage Min: 1989-01-03
  • Mortgage Max: 2023-04-10
  • Commercial Mortgage Docs: 500,542
  • Residential Mortgage Docs: 3,721,112
  • FIPS Code: 06073
  • Deed Docs: 4,432,432
  • Mortgage Docs: 4,221,654

AVM

  • County Population: 1102919
  • Most Current Valuation Date: 2023-03-21
  • Total Parcels: 772,888
  • Residential Parcels: 772,888
  • FIPS Code: 06073

Geocode

  • Total Parcels: 1,101,350
  • Geocode Unavailable: 0
  • Parcel-Centroid Geocodes: 1,091,102
  • Street-Level Geocodes: 309
  • Other Geocodes: 9,939
  • FIPS Code: 06073

Foreclosure

  • State FIPs: 06
  • County FIPs: 073
  • Judicial/Non-Judicial: Non-Judicial
  • Min Recording Date: 1999-05-19
  • NOD Document Count: 766140
  • NOD Max Recording Date: 2023-04-10
  • NTS Document Count: 1396068
  • NTS Max Recording Date: 2023-04-17
  • LP Document Count: 1725
  • LP MaxRecording Date: 2015-06-05
  • NOS Document Count: 1
  • NOS Max Recording Date: 2014-04-22

Assignment and Release

  • FIPs: 06073
  • Total Records: 3639875
  • Assignment Min Recording Date: 2005-01-03
  • Assignment Max Recording Date: 2023-04-13
  • Assignment Doc Count: 566450
  • Release Min Recording Date: 2001-09-10
  • Release Max Recording Date: 2023-04-13
  • Release Doc Count: 3059155
  • Other Min Recording Date: 2005-01-06
  • Other Max Recording Date: 2023-01-06
  • Other Doc Count: 14270

San Diego County Registrar of Deeds

San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk

Address: 1600 Pacific Highway
Phone: 619-237-0502
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Email: ARCCRecorderCountyClerk.FGG@sdcounty.ca.gov
Website: https://www.sdarcc.gov/content/arcc/home.html
Official Records Search: https://arcc-acclaim.sdcounty.ca.gov/
eRecording: https://www.sdarcc.gov/content/arcc/home/divisions/recorder-clerk/recording.html

Instant Access to San Diego County, California Property Records