Ontario, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Ontario is a city in southwestern San Bernardino County, California, United States, 35 miles (56 km) east of downtown Los Angeles and 23 miles (37 km) west of downtown San Bernardino, the county seat. Located in the western part of the Inland Empire metropolitan area, it lies just east of Los Angeles County and is part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 175,265. The city is home to Ontario International Airport, which is the 8th-busiest airport in the United States by cargo carried, as of 2026. Ontario handles the mass of freight traffic between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the rest of the country. It takes its name from …

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How Ontario ranks

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#161Best schools in CA #300Lowest property tax in CA #304Fastest growing in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code91758, 91761, 91762

Area code840, 909, 951

Living in Ontario

Housing in Ontario

$662K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Ontario home is worth about $662,000, about the same as a year ago, 13% below the California typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market45

Sale-to-list100.8%

Sold in May91

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Safety in Ontario

C

Safety Grade C

Ontario reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 72% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 65%.

Violent crime per 1,000

Ontario 2.4

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Ontario 15.9

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Ontario

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A⁻

School Grade A-

The public schools Ontario’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 81% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#161Best public schoolsof 574 in CA

DistrictOntario-MontclairSchools47

Park View ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 844 students Ranch View ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 738 students Central Language AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 736 students Edison ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 736 students Richard Haynes ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 641 students Berlyn ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 639 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.