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Barstow is a small city of 25,100 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 67 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $245k and rent runs about $1k a month.
25,100people
$245kTypical home
$1,091/moRent
100° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
335Sunny days
22Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,100
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 608 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Riverside, CA
- 67 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $245k (≈$1,545/mo)
- Median rent $1,091/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 100°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 335 sunny days a year (231 totally clear)
- 30 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 22 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 68 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1266 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,725 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to SBD airport
- 54 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,687 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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