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Grand Terrace is a big small town of 13,078 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 8 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $518k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,078people
$518kTypical home
$2,024/moRent
95° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
335Sunny days
37Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,078
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,712 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Riverside, CA
- 8 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $518k (≈$3,264/mo)
- Median rent $2,024/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 69°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
- 37 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,087 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SBD airport
- 6 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,053 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,615 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 59 bars within 25 mi
- 799 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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