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Piñon Hills is a big small town of 7,065 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 37 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $441k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,065people
$441kTypical home
$1,672/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
42"Snow
335Sunny days
40Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,065
- Part of a metro area
- About 220 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Riverside, CA
- 37 mi to Riverside, CA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $441k (≈$2,778/mo)
- Median rent $1,672/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 40 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights 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 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 53 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ONT airport
- 27 mi to ONT (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,980 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 599 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 253 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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