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Bloomington vs Rialto

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (3.2× in Rialto) and size (4.1× in Rialto).

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Bloomington, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 25,698 people
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Rialto, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 104,143 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 differ most

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

★ What stands out · Where they are

Bloomington and Rialto share a border

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

BloomingtonRialtoBloomingtonRialto
Bloomington ↔ Rialto4.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
582 Bloomington residents work in Rialto (6.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Bloomington →
Report cards

Rialto places higher on 10 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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Rialto

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.

Bloomington$3,280/mo
Typical home $568K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $1,609/mo · Housing →
Rialto$3,430/mo
Typical home $590K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $1,759/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Rialto and Bloomington.

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
BloomingtonRialto
Snow a year0″0″
January low43°F43°F
July high95°F95°F
Growing season (days)353d353d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th94th
Outdoors & history
BloomingtonRialto
Trails1 mi3 mi
Conserved land0.4%1.2%
Settled—1911
National Register places—2
Archive photos—19
Famous people born here418
Community
BloomingtonRialto
Library hours a week29 hrs34 hrs
Colleges in town—1
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

BloomingtonRialto
People
Population 25,698Lowest 104,143Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2%Lowest CA: +6.1% +4.9%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 32.9±2.6Highest 13% below CA 32.6±0.8Lowest 14% below CA
Bloomington and Rialto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.7%±2.4 CA: 22% 26.7%±1.2 CA: 22%
Age 65+ 9.8%±1.2Lowest CA: 15.7% 10.8%±0.8Highest CA: 15.7%
Rialto and Bloomington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.2%Lowest CA: 37.1% 12.6%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9%±1.8Highest CA: 7.6% 6.7%±0.6Lowest CA: 7.6%
Bloomington and Rialto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $81,640±$4kLowest 18% below CA $88,857±$4kHighest 10% below CA
Rialto and Bloomington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $469,200±$22kLowest 36% below CA $487,900±$10kHighest 34% below CA
Rialto and Bloomington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,609±$128Lowest 21% below CA $1,759±$59Highest 14% below CA
Rialto and Bloomington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,969Lowest 42% below CA $3,374Highest 34% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.4%±9.5Lowest CA: 55.3% 58.6%±5Highest CA: 55.3%
Rialto and Bloomington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.6%Highest CA: 12% 12.7%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.3%Highest CA: 55.9% 66.2%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 1 yr older than CA 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 10% above CA 32 minHighest 11% above CA
Work from home 7.4%±2.5Lowest CA: 17.2% 7.8%±1.1Highest CA: 17.2%
Rialto and Bloomington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Lowest 8.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Lowest 1.00Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Bernardino (8%)San Bernardino (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in RialtoFew work in Bloomington
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 3.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 11Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 53.1Lowest 81.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #306 of 574 in CA#349 of 574 in CA
School district Colton Joint UnifiedColton Joint Unified · Fontana Unified
High school in town Bloomington HighEisenhower High
Students per teacherat that high school 19.0Lowest 21.4Highest
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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