Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 34/100
F
Median home value$443,800
Riverside $536,300
Median rent$1,661/mo
Riverside $1,846/mo
Cost-burdened households44%
Riverside 41%
Colton
San Bernardino County53,772 residentsColton Joint Unified
47
D
Suburbgrade score
33rd of 60 Riverside suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
47
Riverside median 47
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Colton is like to live in, by category
Bars show Colton against Riverside. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 37/100
F
Within-state proficiency24th pct
Riverside median 36th pct
Student–teacher ratio22.4
Riverside median 22.9
Graduation rate91%
Riverside median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 77/100
B
Housing cost index85
Riverside 100
Eff. tax rate0.68%
Riverside 0.79%
Local sales tax8.75%
Riverside median 8.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 52/100
D+
Mean commute27.5 min
Riverside 33.2 min
Under 30 minutes66%
Riverside 53%
Transit stops / sq mi2.1
Riverside median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 56/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés50
Riverside median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Riverside median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks19
Riverside median 19 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 33/100
F
Median household income$71,208
Riverside $89,662
Unemployment7.5%
Riverside 6.8%
Professional occupations22%
Riverside 33%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Colton on employment & income
Colton's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Eastvale16 mi from ColtonB− 56 C− El Sobrante15 mi from ColtonB− 53 C− Temescal Valley22 mi from ColtonC 46 D Woodcrest12 mi from ColtonC− 52 D+ Upland20 mi from ColtonC− 60 C Corona19 mi from ColtonC− 57 C− Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Colton
Is Colton, CA a good place to live?
Colton scores 47 out of 100, 33rd of 60 Riverside suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Colton expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $443,800, 17% below the Riverside median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.68%. $1,661/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Colton?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Colton sit at the 24th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 22.4 student–teacher ratio. Colton is served by Colton Joint Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Colton?
The mean commute is 27.5 min, with 66% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 9.1% working from home. Transit density is 2.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Colton?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 50 restaurants and cafés and 19 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Colton old or new?
The median home in Colton was built in 1979 — older than the Riverside median of 1987. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 62% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.