Needles
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1929
Aerial view of Colorado River at Needles, California, 1929
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About Needles
City in California, United StatesNeedles is a city in San Bernardino County, in the Mojave Desert region of Southern California. Situated on the western banks of the Colorado River, Needles is located near the California border with Arizona and Nevada. The city is accessible via Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 95. The population was 4,931 at the 2020 census, up from 4,844 at the 2010 census.
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Housing in Needles
The typical Needles home is worth about $187,000, down 2.6% in a year, 75% below the California typical home.
A buyer's market
Safety in Needles
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Needles's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Health in Needles
Health Grade D
Healthier than 5% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 32% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with California
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 7 are too close to call.
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Schools in Needles
All Needles schools →School Grade C
The public schools Needles’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 69% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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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