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Wrightwood is a big small town of 5,067 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 31 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $471k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,067people
$471kTypical home
$1,833/moRent
81° / 45°Summer / winter
61"Snow
335Sunny days
42Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,067
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 851 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Riverside, CA
- 31 mi to Riverside, CA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $471k (≈$2,968/mo)
- Median rent $1,833/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 42 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights 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 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to ONT airport
- 20 mi to ONT (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,736 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,089 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 520 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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