Five San Diego County ZIP codes made PropertyShark’s annual list of the 100 most expensive areas. It was down from six last year , when Carmel Valley narrowly made it in at No. 92 (It was just $50,000 off from the list this year).

All local ZIP codes on the list had median sale prices of more than $2.4 million. As usual, Rancho Santa Fe (92067) was the belle of the ball at No. 10, featuring a median sales price of $4.99 million. However, that is down from No. 9 last year.

Brett Dickinson, a luxury real estate agent with some of the biggest sales in the past five years, said San Diego County attracts well-heeled buyers from Los Angeles and Orange counties because it is more private.

“Wealthy people can fly under the radar,” he said. “They can walk around in town and nobody is conce

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