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San Bernardino is a mid-size city of 222,724 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 15 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 64°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $422k and rent runs about $2k a month.
222,724people
$422kTypical home
$1,508/moRent
95° / 64°Summer / winter
9"Snow
335Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 222,724
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,586 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Riverside, CA
- 15 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $422k (≈$2,663/mo)
- Median rent $1,508/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (888 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,424 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 43% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SBD airport
- 5 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,204 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,493 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 59 bars within 25 mi
- 729 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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