Living in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Rancho Cucamonga is a mid-size city of 175,411 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 17 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $740k and rent runs about $2k a month.
175,411people
$740kTypical home
$2,357/moRent
91° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
335Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 175,411
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,771 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Riverside, CA
- 17 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $740k (≈$4,668/mo)
- Median rent $2,357/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 66°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
- 36 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 (236 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,475 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ONT airport
- 6 mi to ONT (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,447 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,388 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 85 bars within 25 mi
- 1,137 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 80 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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