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Rialto vs Bloomington

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (3.2× in Rialto) and size (4.1× in Rialto).

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Rialto, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 104,143 people
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Bloomington, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 25,698 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 differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Rialto and Bloomington share a border

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

RialtoBloomingtonRialtoBloomington
Rialto ↔ Bloomington4.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
582 Bloomington residents work in Rialto (6.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Bloomington →
Report cards

Rialto places higher on 10 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 $150 more a month in Rialto

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.

Rialto$3,430/mo
Typical home $590K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $1,759/mo · Housing →
Bloomington$3,280/mo
Typical home $568K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $1,609/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Rialto and Bloomington.

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.

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
RialtoBloomington
Snow a year0″0″
January low43°F43°F
July high95°F95°F
Growing season (days)353d353d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)94th95th
Outdoors & history
RialtoBloomington
Trails3 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.2%0.4%
Settled1911—
National Register places2—
Archive photos19—
Famous people born here184
Community
RialtoBloomington
Library hours a week34 hrs29 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.

RialtoBloomington
People
Population 104,143Highest 25,698Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.9%Highest CA: +6.1% +2%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 32.6±0.8Lowest 14% below CA 32.9±2.6Highest 13% below CA
Bloomington and Rialto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.7%±1.2 CA: 22% 26.7%±2.4 CA: 22%
Age 65+ 10.8%±0.8Highest CA: 15.7% 9.8%±1.2Lowest CA: 15.7%
Rialto and Bloomington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.6%Highest CA: 37.1% 11.2%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.7%±0.6Lowest CA: 7.6% 9%±1.8Highest CA: 7.6%
Bloomington and Rialto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $88,857±$4kHighest 10% below CA $81,640±$4kLowest 18% below CA
Rialto and Bloomington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $487,900±$10kHighest 34% below CA $469,200±$22kLowest 36% below CA
Rialto and Bloomington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,759±$59Highest 14% below CA $1,609±$128Lowest 21% below CA
Rialto and Bloomington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,374Highest 34% below CA $2,969Lowest 42% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.6%±5Highest CA: 55.3% 54.4%±9.5Lowest CA: 55.3%
Rialto and Bloomington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.7%Lowest CA: 12% 15.6%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.2%Lowest CA: 55.9% 69.3%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than CA 1975Lowest 1 yr older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 11% above CA 32 minLowest 10% above CA
Work from home 7.8%±1.1Highest CA: 17.2% 7.4%±2.5Lowest CA: 17.2%
Rialto and Bloomington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.9%Highest 2.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.00Highest 0.40Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Bernardino (10%)San Bernardino (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bloomington6% work in Rialto
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.2 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 11Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 81.9Highest 53.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #349 of 574 in CA#306 of 574 in CA
School district Colton Joint Unified · Fontana UnifiedColton Joint Unified
High school in town Eisenhower HighBloomington High
Students per teacherat that high school 21.4Highest 19.0Lowest
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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