Living in Claremont, CA
Claremont is a small city of 36,595 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 22 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $897k and rent runs about $2k a month.
36,595people
$897kTypical home
$2,237/moRent
90° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
335Sunny days
31Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 36,595
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,744 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Riverside, CA
- 22 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $897k (≈$5,656/mo)
- Median rent $2,237/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 335 sunny days a year (231 totally clear)
- 30 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 31 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (306 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,635 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 22% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to ONT airport
- 8 mi to ONT (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,450 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 73 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,430 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 149 bars within 25 mi
- 1,581 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 97 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Los Angeles County: D+33 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk