There are 22 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of San Diego. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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7631 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, CA
8.2 mi from downtown San Diego · Top-tier donations nearby
1430 Garnet Avenue, San Diego, CA
6.4 mi from downtown San Diego · Affluent catchment area
Vista Sorrento Parkway, San Diego, CA
6.8 mi from downtown San Diego · Affluent catchment area
9949 Vista Sorrento Parkway, San Diego, CA
6.8 mi from downtown San Diego · Affluent catchment area
15703 Bernardo Heights Parkway, San Diego, CA
13.7 mi from downtown San Diego · Affluent catchment area
8145 Mira Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, CA
6.7 mi from downtown San Diego · Affluent catchment area
4220 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, CA
3.8 mi from downtown San Diego · Comfortable surrounding area
3663 Rosecrans Street, San Diego
6.0 mi from downtown San Diego · Comfortable surrounding area
10601 Tierrasanta Boulevard, San Diego, CA
2.0 mi from downtown San Diego · Comfortable surrounding area
865 East H Street, Chula Vista, CA
13.9 mi from downtown San Diego · Comfortable surrounding area
1219 University Avenue, San Diego, CA
4.7 mi from downtown San Diego · Comfortable surrounding area
2522 Jamacha Road, El Cajon, CA
12.7 mi from downtown San Diego · Comfortable surrounding area
3715 Avocado Boulevard, La Mesa, CA
11.3 mi from downtown San Diego · Comfortable surrounding area
6127 Lake Murray Boulevard
6.9 mi from downtown San Diego · Comfortable surrounding area
343 16th Street, San Diego, CA
7.4 mi from downtown San Diego · Comfortable surrounding area
9575 Mission Gorge Road, Santee
8.7 mi from downtown San Diego · Comfortable surrounding area
8250 La Mesa Boulevard, La Mesa, CA
7.6 mi from downtown San Diego · Comfortable surrounding area
4359 Home Avenue, San Diego
6.4 mi from downtown San Diego · Mixed-income catchment
420 North 2nd Street, El Cajon, CA
11.6 mi from downtown San Diego · Mixed-income catchment
706 Broadway, Chula Vista, CA
13.5 mi from downtown San Diego · Mixed-income catchment
Right now the La Jolla location has the highest Goods Score (89 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 22 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of San Diego, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.