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Yucca Valley is a small city of 21,770 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 57 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $363k and rent runs about $1k a month.
21,770people
$363kTypical home
$1,428/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
2"Snow
337Sunny days
26Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,770
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 547 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Riverside, CA
- 57 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $363k (≈$2,292/mo)
- Median rent $1,428/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 26 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (528 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,115 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PSP airport
- 21 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,265 ft
- 83 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 215 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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