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Joshua Tree is a big small town of 6,234 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 63 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $334k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,234people
$334kTypical home
$1,246/moRent
99° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
337Sunny days
25Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,234
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 173 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Riverside, CA
- 63 mi to Riverside, CA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $334k (≈$2,107/mo)
- Median rent $1,246/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 337 sunny days a year (238 totally clear)
- 28 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 25 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 47 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 41
- 19% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to PSP airport
- 23 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,963 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 64 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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