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Calimesa vs Redlands

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (8.7× in Redlands) and size (6.7× in Redlands).

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Calimesa, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 10,902 people
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Redlands, CAHometown of 73 notable peopleCalifornia · 73,375 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

Redlands 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 $410 more a month in Redlands

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 →
Redlands$3,720/mo
Typical home $636K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $2,005/mo · Housing →

The difference: $410 a month, about $4,900 a year, between Redlands and Calimesa.

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

Calimesa and Redlands share a border

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

CalimesaRedlandsCalimesaRedlands
Calimesa ↔ Redlands8.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
317 Calimesa residents work in Redlands (7.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Calimesa →
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
CalimesaRedlands
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F41°F
July high95°F95°F
Growing season (days)329d329d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)100th94th
Outdoors & history
CalimesaRedlands
Trails8 mi73 mi
Conserved land22.1%15.5%
Settled19901888
National Register places—12
Archive photos4—
Famous people born here—73
Community
CalimesaRedlands
Library hours a week38 hrs53 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.

CalimesaRedlands
People
Population 10,902Lowest 73,375Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +27.2%Highest CA: +6.1% +6.4%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 40±3.4Highest 6% above CA 34.6±1.1Lowest 9% below CA
Kids under 18 23.8%±4.7Lowest CA: 22% 23.9%±1.8Highest CA: 22%
Redlands and Calimesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.8%±3.1Highest CA: 15.7% 14.9%±1.1Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.6%Lowest CA: 37.1% 41.5%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±2Lowest CA: 7.6% 9.1%±0.9Highest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $87,181±$13kLowest 12% below CA $105,041±$6kHighest 6% above CA
Redlands 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 $618,900±$15kHighest 16% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,783±$156Lowest 12% below CA $2,005±$66Highest about the CA average
Redlands and Calimesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,347Lowest 35% below CA $4,541Highest 11% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.7%±10Lowest CA: 55.3% 48.2%±5.3Highest CA: 55.3%
Below poverty line 5.3%Lowest CA: 12% 9.1%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.3%Highest CA: 55.9% 56.8%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than CA 1976Lowest same as CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 25% above CA 25 minLowest 13% below CA
Work from home 10.1%±4.3Lowest CA: 17.2% 13.8%±1.9Highest CA: 17.2%
Redlands and Calimesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.7%Lowest 18.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.38Lowest 1.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Bernardino (11%)San Bernardino (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 7% work in RedlandsFew work in Calimesa
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 22.1%Highest 15.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.4 miLowest 73.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 24Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 24.5Lowest 51.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #560 of 574 in CA—
School district Beaumont Unified · Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint UnifiedColton-Redlands-Yucaipa ROP · Grove District
High school in town None in townRedlands Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school — 22.2
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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