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Yucaipa vs Calimesa

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (5× in Yucaipa) and growth since 2010 (+21 pts in Calimesa).

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Yucaipa, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 54,421 people
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Calimesa, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 10,902 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

Yucaipa places higher on 12 of 20 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.

Where they are

Yucaipa and Calimesa share a border

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

YucaipaCalimesaYucaipaCalimesa
Yucaipa ↔ Calimesa3.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
286 Calimesa residents work in Yucaipa (6.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Calimesa →
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.

Yucaipa$3,400/mo
Typical home $573K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $1,711/mo · Housing →
Calimesa$3,320/mo
Typical home $565K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $1,783/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Yucaipa and Calimesa.

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
YucaipaCalimesa
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F41°F
July high95°F95°F
Growing season (days)329d329d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)98th100th
Outdoors & history
YucaipaCalimesa
Trails42 mi8 mi
Conserved land12%22.1%
Settled19891990
Archive photos—4
Famous people born here3—
Community
YucaipaCalimesa
Library hours a week34 hrs38 hrs
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined11

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.

YucaipaCalimesa
People
Population 54,421Highest 10,902Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.2%Lowest CA: +6.1% +27.2%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 36.3±1.7Lowest 4% below CA 40±3.4Highest 6% above CA
Calimesa and Yucaipa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.2%±2.3Highest CA: 22% 23.8%±4.7Lowest CA: 22%
Yucaipa and Calimesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16%±1.4Lowest CA: 15.7% 20.8%±3.1Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.9%Lowest CA: 37.1% 29.6%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.6%±1.2Highest CA: 7.6% 4.8%±2Lowest CA: 7.6%
Yucaipa and Calimesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $90,794±$8kHighest 8% below CA $87,181±$13kLowest 12% below CA
Yucaipa and Calimesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $502,100±$24kHighest 32% below CA $446,300±$37kLowest 39% below CA
Yucaipa and Calimesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,711±$120Lowest 16% below CA $1,783±$156Highest 12% below CA
Calimesa and Yucaipa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,143Highest 19% below CA $3,347Lowest 35% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.1%±6.6Highest CA: 55.3% 22.7%±10Lowest CA: 55.3%
Below poverty line 9.1%Highest CA: 12% 5.3%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.4%Lowest CA: 55.9% 89.3%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 2 yrs newer than CA 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minLowest 14% above CA 36 minHighest 25% above CA
Work from home 10.6%±3Highest CA: 17.2% 10.1%±4.3Lowest CA: 17.2%
Yucaipa and Calimesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.7%Highest 3.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Lowest 0.38Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Bernardino (11%)San Bernardino (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Calimesa7% work in Yucaipa
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12%Lowest 22.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 42.3 miHighest 8.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 50.4Highest 24.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #152 of 574 in CA#560 of 574 in CA
School district Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint UnifiedBeaumont Unified · Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified
High school in town Yucaipa HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 24.2 —
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Yucaipa neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 1w

Best View in Yucaipa

1 neighbor in Yucaipa can answer.

Calimesa neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 1w

Getting Around Calimesa

1 neighbor in Calimesa can answer.

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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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