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Calimesa vs Ione

372 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+62.3 pts in Calimesa) and jobs per worker (2.7× in Ione).

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Calimesa, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 10,902 people
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Ione, CAHomes around $466KCalifornia · 9,156 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

Ione places higher on 13 of 20 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 $550 more a month in Calimesa

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.

Calimesa$3,320/mo
Typical home $565K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $1,783/mo · Housing →
Ione$2,760/mo
Typical home $466K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.83% · Housing →

The difference: $550 a month, about $6,600 a year, between Calimesa and Ione.

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
CalimesaIone
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F40°F
July high95°F95°F
Growing season (days)329d332d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)100th86th
Outdoors & history
CalimesaIone
Trails8 mi6 mi
Conserved land22.1%3.2%
Settled19901849
National Register places—7
Archive photos46
Community
CalimesaIone
Library hours a week38 hrs20 hrs
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.

Where they are

372 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Calimesa ↔ Ione372 miles apart
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.

CalimesaIone
People
Population 10,902Highest 9,156Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +27.2%Highest CA: +6.1% -35.1%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 40±3.4Lowest 6% above CA 41.5±3.9Highest 9% above CA
Ione and Calimesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.8%±4.7Highest CA: 22% 14.2%±3.3Lowest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 20.8%±3.1Highest CA: 15.7% 18.9%±3.4Lowest CA: 15.7%
Calimesa and Ione are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.6%Highest CA: 37.1% 16.8%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±2Lowest CA: 7.6% 11.8%±2.7Highest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $87,181±$13kLowest 12% below CA $91,495±$26kHighest 8% below CA
Ione and Calimesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $446,300±$37kLowest 39% below CA $474,900±$64kHighest 35% below CA
Ione and Calimesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,783±$156 12% below CA —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,347Lowest 35% below CA $3,932Highest 23% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.7%±10Lowest CA: 55.3% 43.1%±53.7Highest CA: 55.3%
Ione and Calimesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.3%Lowest CA: 12% 8.1%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.3%Highest CA: 55.9% 78.2%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Lowest 7 yrs newer than CA 2000Highest 24 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 25% above CA 28 minLowest about the CA average
Work from home 10.1%±4.3Highest CA: 17.2% 7.9%±4.8Lowest CA: 17.2%
Calimesa and Ione are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.7%Lowest 7.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 30.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.38Lowest 1.02Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Bernardino (11%)Sacramento (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in IoneFew work in Calimesa
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 22.1%Highest 3.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.4 miHighest 6.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 24.5Lowest 40.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #560 of 574 in CA#392 of 574 in CA
School district Beaumont Unified · Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint UnifiedAmador County Unified
High school in town None in townNone in town
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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