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Montclair vs Upland

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (6.2× in Upland) and household income (+36% in Upland).

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Montclair, CAHomes around $653KCalifornia · 37,810 people
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Upland, CAHometown of 66 notable peopleCalifornia · 79,257 people
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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.

MontclairHomes around $653K
Housing$653K typical home15% below the CA typical home Schools#111 for schools in CAof 574 towns Outdoors#171 most walkable in CA0.9 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves All about Montclair →
UplandHometown of 66 notable people
Famous people66 notable peopleborn in Upland Outdoors#164 most walkable in CA5.6 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 75%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Upland →
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.

Trails6.2×
Upland has more miles of trail
Upland 5.6 miMontclair 0.9 mi
Household income+36%
Households in Upland earn more
Upland $105,830Montclair $77,659
Property tax bill+44%
Tax bills are bigger in Upland
Upland $4,586Montclair $3,177
Home values+30%
Homes cost more in Upland
Upland $739,400Montclair $569,100
Bachelor’s degree++18.5 pts
More adults in Upland have a degree
Upland 37.3%Montclair 18.8%
Work from home+7.3 pts
More people work from home in Upland
Upland 13.8%Montclair 6.5%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Upland places higher on 13 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.

Safety
DMontclairSafer than 5% of U.S. towns CUplandSafer than 26% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−MontclairBetter than 81% of districts in the state A−UplandBetter than 80% of districts in the state
Health
CMontclairHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns A−UplandHealthier than 75% of U.S. towns
7Montclair
13Upland

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #111#533 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #368#123 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #69#297 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #657#310 HealthiestHealth · 844 towns #635#304 SafestSafety · 411 towns #390#238 Fewest smokersHealth · 844 towns #530#235 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #650#375

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Montclair’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $970 more a month in Upland

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.

Montclair$3,730/mo
Typical home $653K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.56% · or rent about $1,889/mo · Housing →
Upland$4,690/mo
Typical home $815K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $2,029/mo · Housing →

The difference: $970 a month, about $11,600 a year, between Upland and Montclair.

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

Montclair and Upland share a border

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

MontclairUplandMontclairUpland
Montclair ↔ Upland3.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
438 Montclair residents work in Upland (2.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Montclair →
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
MontclairUpland
Snow a year0″0″
January low43°F—
July high90°F—
Growing season (days)354d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)98th97th
Outdoors & history
MontclairUpland
Trails1 mi6 mi
Conserved land1.6%1.7%
Settled19561906
National Register places—4
Archive photos57
Famous people born here1666
Community
MontclairUpland
Library hours a week15 hrs64 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.

MontclairUpland
People
Population 37,810Lowest 79,257Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.3%Lowest CA: +6.1% +7.2%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 33.7±1.7Lowest 11% below CA 37.7±1.2Highest about the CA average
Kids under 18 23.5%±2.3Highest CA: 22% 21.6%±1.4Lowest CA: 22%
Montclair and Upland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.1%±1.2Lowest CA: 15.7% 15.6%±0.9Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.8%Lowest CA: 37.1% 37.3%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.4%±1.9Highest CA: 7.6% 8.9%±1Lowest CA: 7.6%
Montclair and Upland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $77,659±$9kLowest 22% below CA $105,830±$4kHighest 7% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $569,100±$14kLowest 23% below CA $739,400±$18kHighest about the CA average
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,889±$111Lowest 7% below CA $2,029±$63Highest about the CA average
Upland and Montclair are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,177Lowest 38% below CA $4,586Highest 10% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.8%±8.7Highest CA: 55.3% 52.4%±5.2Lowest CA: 55.3%
Montclair and Upland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.7%Highest CA: 12% 9.3%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54.8%Lowest CA: 55.9% 57.1%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than CA 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 5% above CA 31 minHighest 8% above CA
Work from home 6.5%±1.7Lowest CA: 17.2% 13.8%±1.6Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 4.6%Lowest 9.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 16.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.81Lowest 0.83Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Ontario (9%)Los Angeles (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in UplandFew work in Montclair
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 5.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 10Lowest 12Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 114Lowest 115Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #111 of 574 in CA#533 of 574 in CA
School district Chaffey Joint Union High · Ontario-MontclairUpland Unified · Scholarship Prep - San Bernardino County District
High school in town Montclair HighUpland High
Students per teacherat that high school 23.6Highest 22.4Lowest
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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