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Silver Lakes is a big small town of 6,977 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 56 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $384k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,977people
$384kTypical home
$1,720/moRent
100° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
335Sunny days
27Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,977
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,333 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Riverside, CA
- 56 mi to Riverside, CA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $384k (≈$2,419/mo)
- Median rent $1,720/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 100°F
- Winter highs around 59°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
- 27 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 45 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops 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 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to SBD airport
- 45 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,471 ft
- 82 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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