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Apple Valley is a mid-size city of 75,473 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 42 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $407k and rent runs about $1k a month.
75,473people
$407kTypical home
$1,444/moRent
97° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
335Sunny days
25Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 75,473
- Part of a metro area
- About 980 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Riverside, CA
- 42 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $407k (≈$2,569/mo)
- Median rent $1,444/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 335 sunny days a year (231 totally clear)
- 30 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 25 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 37 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (484 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,367 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to SBD airport
- 30 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,930 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 241 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 93 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Bernardino County: Purple — split almost evenly
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk