Apple Valley, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Apple Valley is an incorporated town in the Victor Valley of San Bernardino County, California, United States. Its population was 75,791 as of the 2020 United States census. The town is east of and adjoining to the neighboring cities of Victorville and Hesperia, 35 miles (56 km) south of Barstow, and 49 miles (79 km) north of San Bernardino through the Cajon Pass. It was incorporated on November 14, 1988, and is one of the 22 incorporated municipalities in California that use "town" in their names instead of "city".

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How Apple Valley ranks

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#188Cheapest rent in CA #193Lowest property tax in CA #203Fastest growing in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code92307, 92308

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Living in Apple Valley

Housing in Apple Valley

$433K▲ 1.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Apple Valley home is worth about $433,000, up 1.2% in a year, 43% below the California typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market45

Sale-to-list100.7%

Sold in May85

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Safety in Apple Valley

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Apple Valley's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

Apple Valley 4.9

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Apple Valley 13.6

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Apple Valley

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School Grade D

The public schools Apple Valley’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 95% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictApple Valley UnifiedSchools18

Sitting Bull AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 1,695 students Phoenix Academy CElementary · Grades K–8 · 1,213 students Vanguard PreparatoryElementary · Grades K–8 · 1,153 students Rio Vista School of Applied Learning D-Elementary · Grades K–6 · 927 students Sandia Academy D-Elementary · Grades K–8 · 848 students Mariana AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 781 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.