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Twentynine Palms is a small city of 27,355 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 77 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 104°F and winter highs 63°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $1k a month.
27,355people
$268kTypical home
$1,352/moRent
104° / 63°Summer / winter
1"Snow
337Sunny days
21Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,355
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 466 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Riverside, CA
- 77 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,691/mo)
- Median rent $1,352/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 104°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 337 sunny days a year (238 totally clear)
- 28 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 21 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 87 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (415 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (856 per 100k)
People
- Median age 25
- 37% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to PSP airport
- 33 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,110 ft
- 100 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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