Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 37/100
F
Median home value$386,800
Riverside $536,300
Median rent$1,525/mo
Riverside $1,846/mo
Cost-burdened households45%
Riverside 41%
Phelan
San Bernardino County18,496 residentsSnowline Joint Unified
29
F
Suburbgrade score
59th of 60 Riverside suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
29
Riverside median 47
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Phelan is like to live in, by category
Bars show Phelan against Riverside. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 30/100
F
Within-state proficiency26th pct
Riverside median 36th pct
Student–teacher ratio23.8
Riverside median 22.9
Graduation rate91%
Riverside median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 75/100
B
Housing cost index82
Riverside 100
Eff. tax rate0.74%
Riverside 0.79%
Local sales tax7.75%
Riverside median 8.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 5/100
F
Mean commute47.4 min
Riverside 33.2 min
Under 30 minutes27%
Riverside 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.8
Riverside median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 0/100
F
Restaurants & cafés0
Riverside median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Riverside median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks0
Riverside median 19 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 22/100
F
Median household income$79,914
Riverside $89,662
Unemployment13%
Riverside 6.8%
Professional occupations29%
Riverside 33%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Phelan on amenities
Phelan's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Upland24 mi from PhelanA 60 C Rancho Cucamonga22 mi from PhelanB+ 60 C Fontana23 mi from PhelanB 53 C− Rialto24 mi from PhelanC+ 49 D+ San Bernardino24 mi from PhelanC 46 D Apple Valley19 mi from PhelanD 38 D− Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Phelan
Is Phelan, CA a good place to live?
Phelan scores 29 out of 100, 59th of 60 Riverside suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Phelan expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $386,800, 28% below the Riverside median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.74%. $1,525/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Phelan?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Phelan sit at the 26th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 23.8 student–teacher ratio. Phelan is served by Snowline Joint Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Phelan?
The mean commute is 47.4 min, with 27% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 7.0% working from home. Transit density is 0.8 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Phelan?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 0 restaurants and cafés and 0 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Phelan old or new?
The median home in Phelan was built in 1991 — close to 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. 76% 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.