Rankings · How Joshua Tree ranks in CA
Joshua Tree ranks #18 in California for trails
Joshua Tree is ranked on 34 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 6.
Lists ranked on
34
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #18 most trails
Top-quarter finishes
6
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Outdoors
Top 7% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
More vacation homes than 97% of California
Not better or worse, just Joshua Tree’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More vacation homes than 97% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
24% of homes are seasonal
Drier than 89% of CA towns
DrierWetter
8.1 in of rain + melted snow a year
Colder winters than 85% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
37.9° January low
Hotter summers than 85% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
97.3° July high
Less snow than 81% of CA towns
Less snowMore snow
1.7 in of snow a year
Fewer kids than 77% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
18.8% of residents are under 18
Shorter growing season than 75% of CA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
255 days between frosts
More seniors than 67% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
19.8% of residents are 65+
Older than 61% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
41.2 median age
Steadier prices than 51% of CA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+43.1% in home prices, 5 years
Where it shines
The lists Joshua Tree does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Joshua Tree marked.
At a glance
Joshua Tree lands in the top half on 8 of 20 lists
Each dot is Joshua Tree’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Joshua Tree does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Next door
Joshua Tree out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.