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Heber is a big small town of 7,312 people in Imperial County, California. It's about 4 miles from El Centro, CA and 93 miles from San Diego, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 107°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $336k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,312people
$336kTypical home
$1,086/moRent
107° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
338Sunny days
13Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,312
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,092 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to San Diego, CA
- 4 mi to El Centro, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $336k (≈$2,116/mo)
- Median rent $1,086/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 107°F
- Winter highs around 71°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 338 sunny days a year (236 totally clear)
- 27 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 13 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 118 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (637 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 56% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to IPL airport
- 95 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation -23 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 128 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Imperial County: Purple — split almost evenly
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk