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Redlands vs Upland

28 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (13.1× in Redlands) and street grid (2.2× in Upland).

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Redlands, CAHometown of 65 notable peopleCalifornia · 73,375 people
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Upland, CAHometown of 66 notable peopleCalifornia · 79,257 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 $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.

Redlands$3,720/mo
Typical home $636K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $2,005/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 $11,700 a year, between Upland and Redlands.

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

Redlands places higher on 14 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.

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
RedlandsUpland
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F—
July high95°F—
Growing season (days)329d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)94th97th
Outdoors & history
RedlandsUpland
Trails73 mi6 mi
Conserved land15.5%1.7%
Settled18881906
National Register places124
Archive photos—7
Famous people born here6566
Community
RedlandsUpland
Library hours a week53 hrs64 hrs
Colleges in town1—
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.

Where they are

28 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RedlandsUplandRedlandsUpland
Redlands ↔ Upland28 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.

RedlandsUpland
People
Population 73,375Lowest 79,257Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.4%Lowest CA: +6.1% +7.2%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 34.6±1.1Lowest 9% below CA 37.7±1.2Highest about the CA average
Kids under 18 23.9%±1.8Highest CA: 22% 21.6%±1.4Lowest CA: 22%
Redlands and Upland 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% 15.6%±0.9Highest CA: 15.7%
Upland and Redlands are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41.5%Highest CA: 37.1% 37.3%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.1%±0.9Highest CA: 7.6% 8.9%±1Lowest CA: 7.6%
Redlands and Upland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,041±$6kLowest 6% above CA $105,830±$4kHighest 7% above CA
Upland and Redlands are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $618,900±$15kLowest 16% below CA $739,400±$18kHighest about the CA average
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,005±$66Lowest about the CA average $2,029±$63Highest about the CA average
Upland and Redlands are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,541Lowest 11% below CA $4,586Highest 10% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.2%±5.3Lowest CA: 55.3% 52.4%±5.2Highest CA: 55.3%
Upland and Redlands are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.1%Lowest CA: 12% 9.3%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 56.8%Lowest CA: 55.9% 57.1%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest same as CA 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 13% below CA 31 minHighest 8% above CA
Work from home 13.8%±1.9 CA: 17.2% 13.8%±1.6 CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 18.9%Highest 9.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 16.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.23Highest 0.83Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Bernardino (13%)Los Angeles (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in UplandFew work in Redlands
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.5%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 73.4 miHighest 5.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.0 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 24Highest 12Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.2Lowest 115Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#533 of 574 in CA
School district Colton-Redlands-Yucaipa ROP · Grove DistrictUpland Unified · Scholarship Prep - San Bernardino County District
High school in town Redlands Senior HighUpland High
Students per teacherat that high school 22.2Lowest 22.4Highest
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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