Corona, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

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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How Corona ranks

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#52Highest graduation rate in CA #298Highest income in CA #224Best schools in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code92877, 92878, 92879

Area code951

Living in Corona

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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Schools in Corona

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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

Cesar Chavez AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 1,024 students George Washington ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 861 students Garretson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 859 students Susan B. Anthony ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 822 students Corona Ranch ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 769 students Dwight D. Eisenhower ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 757 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.