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Phelan is a small city of 18,496 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 35 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $387k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,496people
$387kTypical home
$1,525/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
34"Snow
335Sunny days
38Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,496
- Part of a metro area
- About 308 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Riverside, CA
- 35 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $387k (≈$2,439/mo)
- Median rent $1,525/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 38 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year 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
- 41% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 48 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ONT airport
- 27 mi to ONT (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,803 ft
- 59 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 700 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 298 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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