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Upland vs Redlands

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

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

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 →
RedlandsHometown of 65 notable people
Famous people65 notable peopleborn in Redlands Outdoors#158 most conserved land in CA73 miles of trails across 24 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 68%of CA districts All about Redlands →
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.

Trails13.1×
Redlands has more miles of trail
Redlands 73.4 miUpland 5.6 mi
Street grid2.2×
Upland has the more walkable street grid
Upland 115Redlands 51.2
Conserved land+13.8 pts
Redlands has more conserved land
Redlands 15.5%Upland 1.7%
Home values+19%
Homes cost more in Upland
Upland $739,400Redlands $618,900
Average commute6 min
Redlands has the shorter commute
Upland 31 minRedlands 25 min
Work in town+9.7 pts
More of Redlands’s workers stay in town
Redlands 18.9%Upland 9.2%
★ 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.

Upland$4,690/mo
Typical home $815K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $2,029/mo · Housing →
Redlands$3,720/mo
Typical home $636K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $2,005/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.

Safety
CUplandSafer than 26% of U.S. towns C−RedlandsSafer than 21% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−UplandBetter than 80% of districts in the state B+RedlandsBetter than 68% of districts in the state
Health
A−UplandHealthier than 75% of U.S. towns A−RedlandsHealthier than 81% of U.S. towns
6Upland
14Redlands

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

Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #592#161 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #578#158 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #164#546 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #601#257 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #297#135 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #123#58 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #310#198 Most affordableCost of living · 835 towns #501#397

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

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
UplandRedlands
Snow a year0″0″
January low—41°F
July high—95°F
Growing season (days)—329d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)97th94th
Outdoors & history
UplandRedlands
Trails6 mi73 mi
Conserved land1.7%15.5%
Settled19061888
National Register places412
Archive photos7—
Famous people born here6665
Community
UplandRedlands
Library hours a week64 hrs53 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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.

UplandRedlandsUplandRedlands
Upland ↔ Redlands28 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.

UplandRedlands
People
Population 79,257Highest 73,375Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.2%Highest CA: +6.1% +6.4%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 37.7±1.2Highest about the CA average 34.6±1.1Lowest 9% below CA
Kids under 18 21.6%±1.4Lowest CA: 22% 23.9%±1.8Highest CA: 22%
Redlands and Upland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.6%±0.9Highest CA: 15.7% 14.9%±1.1Lowest 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+ 37.3%Lowest CA: 37.1% 41.5%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.9%±1Lowest CA: 7.6% 9.1%±0.9Highest 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 $105,830±$4kHighest 7% above CA $105,041±$6kLowest 6% 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 $739,400±$18kHighest about the CA average $618,900±$15kLowest 16% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,029±$63Highest about the CA average $2,005±$66Lowest 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 $4,586Highest 10% below CA $4,541Lowest 11% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.4%±5.2Highest CA: 55.3% 48.2%±5.3Lowest 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 9.3%Highest CA: 12% 9.1%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 57.1%Highest CA: 55.9% 56.8%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than CA 1976Lowest same as CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 8% above CA 25 minLowest 13% below CA
Work from home 13.8%±1.6 CA: 17.2% 13.8%±1.9 CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 9.2%Lowest 18.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.83Lowest 1.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (8%)San Bernardino (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RedlandsFew work in Upland
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 15.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.6 miLowest 73.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 12Lowest 24Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 115Highest 51.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #533 of 574 in CA—
School district Upland Unified · Scholarship Prep - San Bernardino County DistrictColton-Redlands-Yucaipa ROP · Grove District
High school in town Upland HighRedlands Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school 22.4Highest 22.2Lowest
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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