Rankings · How Ontario ranks in CA
Ontario ranks #22 in California for new homes
Ontario 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 2.
Lists ranked on
34
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #22 most new homes
Top-quarter finishes
2
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Housing
Top 6% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Ontario does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Ontario marked.
At a glance
Ontario lands in the top half on 8 of 23 lists
Each dot is Ontario’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Ontario does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#22/438 HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#99/844Closest to a top hospital#247/844Fewest smokers#424/844Healthiest#556/844Most active#573/844Lowest obesity#633/844Fewest uninsured#667/844 Cost of livingHousing →
Lowest property tax#300/835Most affordable#387/835Cheapest rent#477/830Rent easiest to afford#367/422 SafetySafety →
Safest#220/411 People
Most educated#534/844 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#617/843 What kind of place
Fewer seniors than 84% of California
Not better or worse, just Ontario’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer seniors than 84% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
10.5% of residents are 65+
More homes per newcomer than 84% of CA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
1.8 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Younger than 81% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
33.5 median age
Faster-rising prices than 78% of CA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+52.8% in home prices, 5 years
Milder winters than 67% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
42.9° January low
More kids than 66% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
24.4% of residents are under 18
Drier than 66% of CA towns
DrierWetter
13 in of rain + melted snow a year
More year-round than 65% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.2% of homes are seasonal
Hotter summers than 59% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
92.4° July high
Next door
Ontario out-ranks 0 of its 5 ranked neighbors
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.