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Big River is a small town of 1,140 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 25 miles from Lake Havasu City, AZ and 136 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 108°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $839 a month.
1,140people
$126kTypical home
$839/moRent
108° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
330Sunny days
18Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,140
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 105 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 25 mi to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$796/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 108°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 330 sunny days a year (217 totally clear)
- 35 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 18 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 125 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (449 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,519 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 21% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to HII airport
- 125 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 443 ft
- 155 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 72 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 121 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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