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Homestead Valley is a small town of 2,689 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 61 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,689people
$246kTypical home
$1,047/moRent
98° / 59°Summer / winter
5"Snow
337Sunny days
26Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,689
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 79 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Riverside, CA
- 61 mi to Riverside, CA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,551/mo)
- Median rent $1,047/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 337 sunny days a year (238 totally clear)
- 28 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 26 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops 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 48
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to PSP airport
- 31 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,114 ft
- 90 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of California districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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