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A city of 159,670 people in California
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Map of Corona: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land3.4%872 of 25,441 acres
Trails75 mi1.9 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves465 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Corona Speedway, start of the medium & heavyweight auto race1913
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Corona Speedway, start of the medium & heavyweight auto race, 1913

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About Corona

City in California, United States
157,136Population
39.6 sq miArea
679 ftElevation

Corona (Spanish for "Crown") is a city in northwestern Riverside County, California, United States, directly bordering Orange and San Bernardino counties. Its current mayor is Jacque Casillas. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 157,136, up from 152,374 at the 2010 census. Corona is surrounded by Riverside to the east, Norco to the north and northeast, Yorba Linda to the northwest, Cleveland National Forest and the Santa Ana Mountains to the west, southwest, and south. Several unincorporated communities are along the rest of the city's borders. Downtown Corona is approximately 48 miles (77 km) southeast of Downtown Los Angeles and 95 miles (153 km) north-northwest of San Diego.…

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Town numbers

ZIP code92877, 92878, 92879
Area code951
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Housing in Corona

$754K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Corona home is worth about $754,000, about the same as a year ago, close to the California typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market46
Sale-to-list99.1%
Sold in May84
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Safety in Corona

C

Safety Grade C

Corona reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 68% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 71%.

Violent crime per 1,000
Corona 2.4
California 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Corona 15.7
California 18.2
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A-

The public schools Corona’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#224Best public schoolsof 574 in CA
DistrictCorona-Norco UnifiedSchools41

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.

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