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Country around Lucerne Valley is a rural area of about 6,543 people in San Bernardino County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 48 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $270k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,543people
$270kTypical home
$1,181/moRent
96° / 60°Summer / winter
33"Snow
337Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 6,543 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Riverside, CA
- 48 mi to Riverside, CA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $270k (≈$1,702/mo)
- Median rent $1,181/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°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
- 33" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year 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 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to SBD airport
- 34 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,881 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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