Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 47/100
D
Median home value$502,100
Riverside $536,300
Median rent$1,711/mo
Riverside $1,846/mo
Cost-burdened households36%
Riverside 41%
Yucaipa
San Bernardino County54,421 residentsYucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified
47
D
Suburbgrade score
31st of 60 Riverside suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
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 Yucaipa is like to live in, by category
Bars show Yucaipa against Riverside. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 42/100
D−
Within-state proficiency44th pct
Riverside median 36th pct
Student–teacher ratio23.7
Riverside median 22.9
Graduation rate90%
Riverside median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Housing cost index99
Riverside 100
Eff. tax rate0.85%
Riverside 0.79%
Local sales tax8.75%
Riverside median 8.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 32/100
F
Mean commute32.6 min
Riverside 33.2 min
Under 30 minutes48%
Riverside 53%
Transit stops / sq mi1.2
Riverside median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 54/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés17
Riverside median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Riverside median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks19
Riverside median 19 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 41/100
D−
Median household income$90,794
Riverside $89,662
Unemployment7.0%
Riverside 6.8%
Professional occupations39%
Riverside 33%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Yucaipa on commute & transport
Yucaipa's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Loma Linda12 mi from YucaipaB 59 C Big Bear City21 mi from YucaipaC+ 44 D Redlands7 mi from YucaipaC+ 62 C Grand Terrace15 mi from YucaipaC 50 D+ Colton16 mi from YucaipaD+ 47 D Riverside21 mi from YucaipaD 54 C− Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Yucaipa
Is Yucaipa, CA a good place to live?
Yucaipa scores 47 out of 100, 31st of 60 Riverside suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Yucaipa expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $502,100, 6% below the Riverside median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.85%. $1,711/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Yucaipa?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Yucaipa sit at the 44th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 23.7 student–teacher ratio. Yucaipa is served by Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Yucaipa?
The mean commute is 32.6 min, with 48% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 11% working from home. Transit density is 1.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Yucaipa?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 17 restaurants and cafés and 19 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Yucaipa old or new?
The median home in Yucaipa was built in 1978 — 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. 72% 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.