Living in Banning, CA
Banning is a small city of 31,093 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 28 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $352k and rent runs about $2k a month.
31,093people
$352kTypical home
$1,650/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
7"Snow
338Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 31,093
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,338 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Riverside, CA
- 28 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $352k (≈$2,220/mo)
- Median rent $1,650/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 338 sunny days a year (226 totally clear)
- 27 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 35 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 32 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (286 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (828 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to SBD airport
- 22 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,979 ft
- 55 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 668 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 295 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Riverside 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
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk