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Cherry Valley vs Beaumont

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+41.5 pts in Beaumont) and property tax bill (2.2× in Beaumont).

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Cherry Valley, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 6,668 people
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Beaumont, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 56,266 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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $980 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.

Cherry Valley$2,380/mo
Typical home $408K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $1,399/mo · Housing →
Beaumont$3,360/mo
Typical home $535K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $1,681/mo · Housing →

The difference: $980 a month, about $11,800 a year, between Beaumont and Cherry Valley.

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

Cherry Valley and Beaumont share a border

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

Cherry ValleyBeaumontCherry ValleyBeaumont
Cherry Valley ↔ Beaumont6.6 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
166 Cherry Valley residents work in Beaumont (6.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Cherry Valley →
Report cards

Beaumont places higher on 12 of 19 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.

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
Cherry ValleyBeaumont
Snow a year0″0″
January low40°F40°F
July high95°F95°F
Growing season (days)315d315d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)100th99th
Outdoors & history
Cherry ValleyBeaumont
Trails9 mi36 mi
Conserved land11.3%40.2%
Archive photos824
Famous people born here15
Community
Cherry ValleyBeaumont
Library hours a week—45 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.

Cherry ValleyBeaumont
People
Population 6,668Lowest 56,266Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.3%Lowest CA: +6.1% +43.8%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 51.1±10.7Highest 35% above CA 35.5±0.8Lowest 6% below CA
Kids under 18 17.9%±4.5Lowest CA: 22% 29.5%±2.3Highest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 32.9%±7.9Highest CA: 15.7% 15.1%±1.3Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.9%Lowest CA: 37.1% 27.4%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.8%±2.1Lowest CA: 7.6% 7.5%±1.1Highest CA: 7.6%
Beaumont and Cherry Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,895±$16kLowest 22% below CA $107,118±$10kHighest 8% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $408,000±$38kLowest 44% below CA $503,500±$17kHighest 31% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,399±$215Lowest 31% below CA $1,681±$252Highest 17% below CA
Beaumont and Cherry Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,917Lowest 43% below CA $6,300Highest 23% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 80.1%±11.9Highest CA: 55.3% 55%±9.6Lowest CA: 55.3%
Below poverty line 13.2%Highest CA: 12% 10%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.1%Highest CA: 55.9% 80.8%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 1 yr older than CA 2006Highest 30 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 26% above CA 36 minLowest 24% above CA
Work from home 18.1%±5.9Highest CA: 17.2% 12.4%±2.2Lowest CA: 17.2%
Cherry Valley and Beaumont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.5%Lowest 7.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 22.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Highest 0.39Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Bernardino (8%)San Bernardino (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in BeaumontFew work in Cherry Valley
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.3%Lowest 40.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.2 miLowest 36.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 mi 1.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 20Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 22.8Lowest 47.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#231 of 574 in CA
School district —Highland Academy District · Beaumont Unified
High school in town —Beaumont Senior High
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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