Downtown San Diego offers eight distinctive neighborhoods - Core, Columbia, Cortez Hill, East Village, Gaslamp Quarter, Horton Plaza, Little Italy and Marina - each with its own history, character and lifestyle. More than 24,000 people live downtown, drawn by the ability to live in a scenic, safe and vibrant atmosphere with homes within walking distance of workplaces, shopping, schools, recreation, entertainment, public transit and more.

With 75 residential projects now either under way or on the drawing board, Downtown is expected to have an additional 9,000 new condominiums, apartments, townhomes, row houses and loft homes by 2008.

Housing Facts
Median Home Cost *92101 (downtown) only: $490,000	$371,500*
Average Apartment Rent:	$912+/month
Housing Units Downtown	11,200++
Housing Units in Metro San Diego	1,032,736++
% Owner Occupied	55%+
% Renter Occupied	45%+
Vacancy Rate	4.4%++
Sources: *San Diego Assn. of Realtors, 2004. +U.S. Census Bureau, 2003 (rent total is for all rentals). ++San Diego Assn. of Governments, 2004. Marketpointe Realty Advisors.