Living in Victorville, CA
Victorville is a mid-size city of 137,627 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 41 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $386k and rent runs about $2k a month.
137,627people
$386kTypical home
$1,618/moRent
97° / 59°Summer / winter
2"Snow
335Sunny days
25Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 137,627
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,867 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Riverside, CA
- 41 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $386k (≈$2,432/mo)
- Median rent $1,618/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°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
- 25 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 40 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (736 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,263 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 49% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to SBD airport
- 31 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,963 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 232 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 93 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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