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Running Springs is a small town of 4,917 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 25 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $385k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,917people
$385kTypical home
$1,804/moRent
79° / 44°Summer / winter
26"Snow
335Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,917
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,170 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Riverside, CA
- 25 mi to Riverside, CA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $385k (≈$2,428/mo)
- Median rent $1,804/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°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
- 26" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 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 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to SBD airport
- 11 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,067 ft
- 61 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 863 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 416 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 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