La Mesa

La Mesa (lit.’The Table’) is a city in San Diego County, California, United States, located nine miles (14 kilometers) east of downtown San Diego in Southern California. The population was 61,121 at the 2020 census, up from 57,065 at the 2010 census. Its civic motto is “the Jewel of the Hills.” La Mesa is bordered by the city of San Diego on the west and north, Spring Valley and Lemon Grove on the south, and El Cajon on the east. It includes the neighborhood of Grossmont.

La Mesa is approximately 10 mi (16 km) east of the Pacific Ocean. Because of this, La Mesa typically experiences more extreme temperatures than San Diego, most of which lies closer to the Pacific Ocean. La Mesa has a Semi-arid Steppe climate. La Mesa typically has hot, dry summers and warm winters with most of the annual precipitation falling between November and March. The city has dry weather with around 13 inches (330 millimeters) of annual precipitation. Summer temperatures are generally hot, with average highs of 78–92 °F and lows of 56–68 °F . Winter temperatures are warm, with average high temperatures of 66–77 °F and lows of 46–58 °F.

At the beginning of each October, La Mesa holds its biggest event of the year, Oktoberfest, attended by approximately 200,000 people over the three nights of the event.

The La Mesa median sale price for March 2024 was $839,500. While there isn’t a single definitive “average” for the entire year, this figure provides a specific monthly average for that year, with other sources indicating slight variations or focusing on different timeframes or metrics, such as the June 2025 median list price of $899K or the median sold price of $815K for June 2025.