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Mentone is a big small town of 9,514 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 18 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 64°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $437k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,514people
$437kTypical home
$1,472/moRent
94° / 64°Summer / winter
2"Snow
335Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,514
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,557 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Riverside, CA
- 18 mi to Riverside, CA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $437k (≈$2,754/mo)
- Median rent $1,472/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (449 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,519 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SBD airport
- 7 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,818 ft
- 53 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,009 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 497 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 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