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Beaumont vs Calimesa

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (4.3× in Beaumont) and property tax bill (+88% in Beaumont).

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Beaumont, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 56,266 people
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Calimesa, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 10,902 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 14 of 21 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.

Where they are

Beaumont and Calimesa share a border

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

BeaumontCalimesaBeaumontCalimesa
Beaumont ↔ Calimesa9.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
122 Calimesa residents work in Beaumont (2.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Calimesa →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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 →
Calimesa$3,320/mo
Typical home $565K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $1,783/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
BeaumontCalimesa
Snow a year0″0″
January low40°F41°F
July high95°F95°F
Growing season (days)315d329d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)99th100th
Outdoors & history
BeaumontCalimesa
Trails36 mi8 mi
Conserved land40.2%22.1%
Settled—1990
Archive photos244
Famous people born here5—
Community
BeaumontCalimesa
Library hours a week45 hrs38 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

BeaumontCalimesa
People
Population 56,266Highest 10,902Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +43.8%Highest CA: +6.1% +27.2%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 35.5±0.8Lowest 6% below CA 40±3.4Highest 6% above CA
Kids under 18 29.5%±2.3Highest CA: 22% 23.8%±4.7Lowest CA: 22%
Beaumont and Calimesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.1%±1.3Lowest CA: 15.7% 20.8%±3.1Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.4%Lowest CA: 37.1% 29.6%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.5%±1.1Highest CA: 7.6% 4.8%±2Lowest CA: 7.6%
Beaumont and Calimesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $107,118±$10kHighest 8% above CA $87,181±$13kLowest 12% below CA
Beaumont and Calimesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $503,500±$17kHighest 31% below CA $446,300±$37kLowest 39% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,681±$252Lowest 17% below CA $1,783±$156Highest 12% below CA
Calimesa and Beaumont 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 $3,347Lowest 35% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55%±9.6Highest CA: 55.3% 22.7%±10Lowest CA: 55.3%
Below poverty line 10%Highest CA: 12% 5.3%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.8%Lowest CA: 55.9% 89.3%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2006Highest 30 yrs newer than CA 1983Lowest 7 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minLowest 24% above CA 36 minHighest 25% above CA
Work from home 12.4%±2.2Highest CA: 17.2% 10.1%±4.3Lowest CA: 17.2%
Beaumont and Calimesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.6%Highest 3.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Highest 0.38Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Bernardino (9%)San Bernardino (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Calimesa3% work in Beaumont
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 40.2%Highest 22.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 36.4 miHighest 8.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 20Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.1Highest 24.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #231 of 574 in CA#560 of 574 in CA
School district Highland Academy District · Beaumont UnifiedBeaumont Unified · Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified
High school in town Beaumont Senior HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 24.8 —
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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