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Ontario is a mid-size city of 180,547 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 14 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $608k and rent runs about $2k a month.
180,547people
$608kTypical home
$2,030/moRent
94° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
335Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 180,547
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,612 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Riverside, CA
- 14 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $608k (≈$3,832/mo)
- Median rent $2,030/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- 35 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (246 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,589 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to ONT airport
- 1 mi to ONT (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 860 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,202 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 151 bars within 25 mi
- 1,535 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 90 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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