Living in Montclair, CA
Montclair is a small city of 37,810 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 20 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $569k and rent runs about $2k a month.
37,810people
$569kTypical home
$1,889/moRent
92° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
335Sunny days
32Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,810
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,836 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Riverside, CA
- 20 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $569k (≈$3,589/mo)
- Median rent $1,889/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 335 sunny days a year (231 totally clear)
- 30 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 32 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (649 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,324 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 40% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ONT airport
- 6 mi to ONT (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,030 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,846 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 185 bars within 25 mi
- 1,784 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 102 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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