Living in Mountain View Acres, CA
Mountain View Acres is a small town of 3,512 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 39 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $367k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,512people
$367kTypical home
$1,801/moRent
97° / 59°Summer / winter
2"Snow
335Sunny days
25Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,512
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,210 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Riverside, CA
- 39 mi to Riverside, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $367k (≈$2,314/mo)
- Median rent $1,801/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 335 sunny days a year (231 totally clear)
- 30 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 25 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 38 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 33
- 61% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to SBD airport
- 28 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,058 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 245 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 98 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.