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Fontana is a mid-size city of 214,169 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 13 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $587k and rent runs about $2k a month.
214,169people
$587kTypical home
$1,839/moRent
92° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
335Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 214,169
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,948 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Riverside, CA
- 13 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $587k (≈$3,700/mo)
- Median rent $1,839/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 67°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
- 36 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,127 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 50% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to ONT airport
- 9 mi to ONT (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,309 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,891 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 925 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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