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Redlands vs Yucaipa

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.3× in Redlands) and homeowners (+16.6 pts renters in Redlands).

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Redlands, CAHometown of 65 notable peopleCalifornia · 73,375 people
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Yucaipa, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 54,421 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 18 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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 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 →
Yucaipa$3,400/mo
Typical home $573K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $1,711/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Redlands and Yucaipa.

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 Yucaipa share a border

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

RedlandsYucaipaRedlandsYucaipa
Redlands ↔ Yucaipa7.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
2,161 Yucaipa residents work in Redlands (9.7% of its workers)
612 Redlands residents work in Yucaipa (2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Yucaipa →
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
RedlandsYucaipa
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F41°F
July high95°F95°F
Growing season (days)329d329d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)94th98th
Outdoors & history
RedlandsYucaipa
Conserved land15.5%12%
Settled18881989
National Register places12—
Famous people born here653
Community
RedlandsYucaipa
Library hours a week53 hrs34 hrs
Colleges in town11
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.

RedlandsYucaipa
People
Population 73,375Highest 54,421Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.4%Highest CA: +6.1% +6.2%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 34.6±1.1Lowest 9% below CA 36.3±1.7Highest 4% below CA
Yucaipa and Redlands are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.9%±1.8Lowest CA: 22% 26.2%±2.3Highest CA: 22%
Yucaipa and Redlands 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% 16%±1.4Highest CA: 15.7%
Yucaipa 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% 26.9%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.1%±0.9Highest CA: 7.6% 6.6%±1.2Lowest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,041±$6kHighest 6% above CA $90,794±$8kLowest 8% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $618,900±$15kHighest 16% below CA $502,100±$24kLowest 32% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,005±$66Highest about the CA average $1,711±$120Lowest 16% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,541Highest 11% below CA $4,143Lowest 19% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.2%±5.3Lowest CA: 55.3% 53.1%±6.6Highest CA: 55.3%
Yucaipa and Redlands are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.1% CA: 12% 9.1% CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 56.8%Lowest CA: 55.9% 73.4%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 33 minHighest 14% above CA
Work from home 13.8%±1.9Highest CA: 17.2% 10.6%±3Lowest CA: 17.2%
Redlands and Yucaipa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 18.9%Highest 10.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.23Highest 0.37Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Bernardino (13%)San Bernardino (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Yucaipa10% work in Redlands
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.5%Highest 12%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 73.4 miHighest 42.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.0 miHighest 1.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 24Highest 13Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.2Highest 50.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#152 of 574 in CA
School district Colton-Redlands-Yucaipa ROP · Grove DistrictYucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified
High school in town Redlands Senior HighYucaipa High
Students per teacherat that high school 22.2Lowest 24.2Highest
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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