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Redlands vs Calimesa

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

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Redlands, CAHometown of 73 notable peopleCalifornia · 73,375 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 · 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.

Redlands$3,720/mo
Typical home $636K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $2,005/mo · Housing →
Calimesa$3,320/mo
Typical home $565K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $1,783/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

Redlands and Calimesa share a border

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

RedlandsCalimesaRedlandsCalimesa
Redlands ↔ Calimesa8.1 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
RedlandsCalimesa
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F41°F
July high95°F95°F
Growing season (days)329d329d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)94th100th
Outdoors & history
RedlandsCalimesa
Trails73 mi8 mi
Conserved land15.5%22.1%
Settled18881990
National Register places12—
Archive photos—4
Famous people born here73—
Community
RedlandsCalimesa
Library hours a week53 hrs38 hrs
Colleges in town1—
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.

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.

RedlandsCalimesa
People
Population 73,375Highest 10,902Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.4%Lowest CA: +6.1% +27.2%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 34.6±1.1Lowest 9% below CA 40±3.4Highest 6% above CA
Kids under 18 23.9%±1.8Highest CA: 22% 23.8%±4.7Lowest CA: 22%
Redlands and Calimesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.9%±1.1Lowest CA: 15.7% 20.8%±3.1Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41.5%Highest CA: 37.1% 29.6%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.1%±0.9Highest CA: 7.6% 4.8%±2Lowest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,041±$6kHighest 6% above CA $87,181±$13kLowest 12% below 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 $618,900±$15kHighest 16% below CA $446,300±$37kLowest 39% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,005±$66Highest about the CA average $1,783±$156Lowest 12% below CA
Redlands and Calimesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,541Highest 11% below CA $3,347Lowest 35% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.2%±5.3Highest CA: 55.3% 22.7%±10Lowest CA: 55.3%
Below poverty line 9.1%Highest CA: 12% 5.3%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 56.8%Lowest CA: 55.9% 89.3%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest same as CA 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 13% below CA 36 minHighest 25% above CA
Work from home 13.8%±1.9Highest CA: 17.2% 10.1%±4.3Lowest 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 18.9%Highest 3.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.23Highest 0.38Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Bernardino (13%)San Bernardino (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Calimesa7% work in Redlands
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.5%Lowest 22.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 73.4 miHighest 8.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.0 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 24Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.2Highest 24.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#560 of 574 in CA
School district Colton-Redlands-Yucaipa ROP · Grove DistrictBeaumont Unified · Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified
High school in town Redlands Senior HighNone in town
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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