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Yucaipa vs Redlands

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

Yucaipa$3,400/mo
Typical home $573K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $1,711/mo · Housing →
Redlands$3,720/mo
Typical home $636K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $2,005/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

Yucaipa and Redlands share a border

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

YucaipaRedlandsYucaipaRedlands
Yucaipa ↔ Redlands7.4 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
YucaipaRedlands
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F41°F
July high95°F95°F
Growing season (days)329d329d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)98th94th
Outdoors & history
YucaipaRedlands
Conserved land12%15.5%
Settled19891888
National Register places—12
Famous people born here365
Community
YucaipaRedlands
Library hours a week34 hrs53 hrs
Colleges in town11
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

YucaipaRedlands
People
Population 54,421Lowest 73,375Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.2%Lowest CA: +6.1% +6.4%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 36.3±1.7Highest 4% below CA 34.6±1.1Lowest 9% 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 26.2%±2.3Highest CA: 22% 23.9%±1.8Lowest CA: 22%
Yucaipa and Redlands 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% 14.9%±1.1Lowest 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+ 26.9%Lowest CA: 37.1% 41.5%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.6%±1.2Lowest CA: 7.6% 9.1%±0.9Highest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $90,794±$8kLowest 8% below CA $105,041±$6kHighest 6% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $502,100±$24kLowest 32% below CA $618,900±$15kHighest 16% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,711±$120Lowest 16% below CA $2,005±$66Highest about the CA average
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,143Lowest 19% below CA $4,541Highest 11% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.1%±6.6Highest CA: 55.3% 48.2%±5.3Lowest 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 73.4%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 33 minHighest 14% above CA 25 minLowest 13% below CA
Work from home 10.6%±3Lowest CA: 17.2% 13.8%±1.9Highest 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 10.7%Lowest 18.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Lowest 1.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Bernardino (11%)San Bernardino (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 10% work in Redlands2% work in Yucaipa
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12%Lowest 15.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 42.3 miLowest 73.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13Lowest 24Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 50.4Lowest 51.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #152 of 574 in CA—
School district Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint UnifiedColton-Redlands-Yucaipa ROP · Grove District
High school in town Yucaipa HighRedlands Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school 24.2Highest 22.2Lowest
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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