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Loomis vs Calimesa

405 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (84× in Calimesa) and jobs per worker (4.2× in Loomis).

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Loomis, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 6,853 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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,230 more a month in Loomis

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.

Loomis$5,540/mo
Typical home $957K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $1,702/mo · Housing →
Calimesa$3,320/mo
Typical home $565K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $1,783/mo · Housing →

The difference: $2,230 a month, about $26,700 a year, between Loomis 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.

Report cards

Loomis places higher on 14 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
LoomisCalimesa
Snow a year—0″
January low—41°F
July high—95°F
Growing season (days)—329d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th100th
Outdoors & history
LoomisCalimesa
Trails0 mi8 mi
Conserved land9.5%22.1%
Settled18611990
Archive photos184
Famous people born here6—
Community
LoomisCalimesa
Library hours a week34 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.

Where they are

405 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Loomis ↔ Calimesa405 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.

LoomisCalimesa
People
Population 6,853Lowest 10,902Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.3%Lowest CA: +6.1% +27.2%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 45.5±3.2Highest 20% above CA 40±3.4Lowest 6% above CA
Loomis and Calimesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.2%±4.2Lowest CA: 22% 23.8%±4.7Highest CA: 22%
Calimesa and Loomis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.7%±4.9Lowest CA: 15.7% 20.8%±3.1Highest CA: 15.7%
Calimesa and Loomis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.6%Highest CA: 37.1% 29.6%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±2.4Highest CA: 7.6% 4.8%±2Lowest CA: 7.6%
Loomis and Calimesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $81,487±$28kLowest 18% below CA $87,181±$13kHighest 12% below CA
Calimesa and Loomis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $634,500±$48kHighest 14% below CA $446,300±$37kLowest 39% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,702±$240Lowest 16% below CA $1,783±$156Highest 12% below CA
Calimesa and Loomis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,190Highest 18% below CA $3,347Lowest 35% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 73.3%±33.6Highest CA: 55.3% 22.7%±10Lowest CA: 55.3%
Below poverty line 13.5%Highest CA: 12% 5.3%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.4%Lowest CA: 55.9% 89.3%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than CA 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 16% below CA 36 minHighest 25% above CA
Work from home 26.2%±7.7Highest CA: 17.2% 10.1%±4.3Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 5.7%Highest 3.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.59Highest 0.38Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Roseville (13%)San Bernardino (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CalimesaFew work in Loomis
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.5%Lowest 22.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 8.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 37.8Highest 24.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #117 of 574 in CA#560 of 574 in CA
School district Loomis Union Elementary · Placer Union HighBeaumont Unified · Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified
High school in town Del Oro HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 24.3 —
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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