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Country around Forest Falls is a rural area of about 1,302 people in San Bernardino County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 33 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $492k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,302people
$492kTypical home
$1,803/moRent
72° / 39°Summer / winter
36"Snow
337Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,302 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Riverside, CA
- 33 mi to Riverside, CA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $492k (≈$3,104/mo)
- Median rent $1,803/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 337 sunny days a year (238 totally clear)
- 28 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (449 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,519 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to SBD airport
- 23 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 9,262 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 475 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 186 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of California districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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