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Beaumont vs Banning

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+44.1 pts in Beaumont) and property tax bill (2.3× in Beaumont).

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Beaumont, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 56,266 people
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Banning, CAHomes around $411KCalifornia · 31,093 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Beaumont places higher on 16 of 22 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $940 more a month in Beaumont

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Beaumont$3,360/mo
Typical home $535K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $1,681/mo · Housing →
Banning$2,430/mo
Typical home $411K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $1,650/mo · Housing →

The difference: $940 a month, about $11,300 a year, between Beaumont and Banning.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Beaumont and Banning share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

BeaumontBanningBeaumontBanning
Beaumont ↔ Banning5.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
691 Beaumont residents work in Banning (3.2% of its workers)
602 Banning residents work in Beaumont (5.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Beaumont →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BeaumontBanning
Snow a year0″0″
January low40°F40°F
July high95°F95°F
Growing season (days)315d315d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)99th99th
Outdoors & history
BeaumontBanning
Conserved land40.2%13.2%
Settled—1913
National Register places—1
Archive photos2421
Famous people born here57
Community
BeaumontBanning
Library hours a week45 hrs52 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BeaumontBanning
People
Population 56,266Highest 31,093Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +43.8%Highest CA: +6.1% -0.3%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 35.5±0.8Lowest 6% below CA 42.1±2.4Highest 11% above CA
Kids under 18 29.5%±2.3Highest CA: 22% 22.8%±2.1Lowest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 15.1%±1.3Lowest CA: 15.7% 27.7%±2.8Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.4%Highest CA: 37.1% 16.5%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.5%±1.1Highest CA: 7.6% 3.6%±0.8Lowest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $107,118±$10kHighest 8% above CA $61,764±$5kLowest 38% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $503,500±$17kHighest 31% below CA $352,100±$12kLowest 52% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,681±$252Highest 17% below CA $1,650±$130Lowest 19% below CA
Beaumont and Banning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,300Highest 23% above CA $2,772Lowest 46% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55%±9.6Lowest CA: 55.3% 61.8%±9.7Highest CA: 55.3%
Banning and Beaumont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10%Lowest CA: 12% 18.8%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.8%Highest CA: 55.9% 70.2%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2006Highest 30 yrs newer than CA 1984Lowest 8 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 24% above CA 33 minLowest 14% above CA
Work from home 12.4%±2.2Highest CA: 17.2% 8.3%±2.2Lowest CA: 17.2%
Beaumont and Banning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.6%Lowest 9.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Lowest 0.41Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Bernardino (9%)Riverside (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Banning5% work in Beaumont
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 40.2%Highest 13.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 36.4 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 20Highest 9Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.1Lowest 47.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #231 of 574 in CA—
School district Highland Academy District · Beaumont UnifiedBanning Unified · Beaumont Unified
High school in town Beaumont Senior HighBanning High
Students per teacherat that high school 24.8Highest 20.7Lowest
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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