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

–YucaipaNot graded B−BeaumontSafer than 49% of U.S. towns

Schools

DYucaipaBetter than 11% of districts in the state B+BeaumontBetter than 73% of districts in the state

Health

BYucaipaHealthier than 62% of U.S. towns B−BeaumontHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns

11Yucaipa

9Beaumont

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #717#52 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #337#21 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #173#19 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #372#608 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #207#31 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #310#456 Lowest obesityHealth · 844 towns #550#696 Highest incomeIncome · 843 towns #458#318

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Down paymentRate%

Yucaipa$3,400/mo

Typical home $573K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $1,711/mo · Housing →

Beaumont$3,360/mo

Typical home $535K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $1,681/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

YucaipaBeaumont

Snow a year0″0″

January low41°F 40°F

July high95°F 95°F

Growing season (days)329d 315d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)98th 99th

Outdoors & history

YucaipaBeaumont

Trails42 mi 36 mi

Conserved land12%40.2%

Settled1989 —

Archive photos—24

Famous people born here3 5

Community

YucaipaBeaumont

Library hours a week34 hrs 45 hrs

Colleges in town1 —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 0

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

11 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

YucaipaBeaumont

Yucaipa ↔ Beaumont11 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.

Only big differences vs California average

YucaipaBeaumont

People

Population 54,421Lowest 56,266Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.2%Lowest CA: +6.1% +43.8%Highest CA: +6.1%

Median age 36.3±1.7Highest 4% below CA 35.5±0.8Lowest 6% below CA

Yucaipa and Beaumont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 26.2%±2.3Lowest CA: 22% 29.5%±2.3Highest CA: 22%

Beaumont and Yucaipa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 16%±1.4Highest CA: 15.7% 15.1%±1.3Lowest CA: 15.7%

Yucaipa and Beaumont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.9%Lowest CA: 37.1% 27.4%Highest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.6%±1.2Lowest CA: 7.6% 7.5%±1.1Highest CA: 7.6%

Beaumont and Yucaipa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $90,794±$8kLowest 8% below CA $107,118±$10kHighest 8% above CA

Beaumont and Yucaipa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $502,100±$24kLowest 32% below CA $503,500±$17kHighest 31% below CA

Beaumont and Yucaipa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,711±$120Highest 16% below CA $1,681±$252Lowest 17% below CA

Yucaipa and Beaumont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,143Lowest 19% below CA $6,300Highest 23% above CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.1%±6.6Lowest CA: 55.3% 55%±9.6Highest CA: 55.3%

Beaumont and Yucaipa 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% 10%Highest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 73.4%Lowest CA: 55.9% 80.8%Highest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 2 yrs newer than CA 2006Highest 30 yrs newer than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 33 minLowest 14% above CA 36 minHighest 24% above CA

Work from home 10.6%±3Lowest CA: 17.2% 12.4%±2.2Highest CA: 17.2%

Beaumont and Yucaipa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 10.7%Highest 7.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 22.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Lowest 0.39Highest

Top workplaceoutside town San Bernardino (11%)San Bernardino (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BeaumontFew work in Yucaipa

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 12%Lowest 40.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 42.3 miHighest 36.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miHighest 1.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13Lowest 20Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 50.4Highest 47.1Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #152 of 574 in CA #231 of 574 in CA

School district Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint UnifiedHighland Academy District · Beaumont Unified

High school in town Yucaipa HighBeaumont Senior High

Students per teacherat that high school 24.2Lowest 24.8Highest

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.

Yucaipa vs Beaumont

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Yucaipa places higher on 11 of 22 CA lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

11 miles apart

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