Living in Yucaipa, CA
Yucaipa is a mid-size city of 54,421 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 21 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $502k and rent runs about $2k a month.
54,421people
$502kTypical home
$1,711/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
11"Snow
335Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 54,421
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,926 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Riverside, CA
- 21 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $502k (≈$3,166/mo)
- Median rent $1,711/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°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
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (715 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to SBD airport
- 12 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,595 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 821 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 406 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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