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Highland is a mid-size city of 56,675 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 18 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 65°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $486k and rent runs about $2k a month.
56,675people
$486kTypical home
$1,629/moRent
95° / 65°Summer / winter
5"Snow
335Sunny days
41Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 56,675
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,052 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Riverside, CA
- 18 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $486k (≈$3,062/mo)
- Median rent $1,629/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 335 sunny days a year (231 totally clear)
- 30 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 41 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (488 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,064 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 46% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to SBD airport
- 4 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,414 ft
- 53 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,109 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 545 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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