Big Bear City, CA vs Banning, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBig Bear City, CABanning, CA
Population11,43131,093
Median Household Income$71,511$61,764
Median Rent$1,854/mo$1,650/mo
Median Home Value$463,500$352,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.5%57.6%
Poverty Rate16.1%18.8%
Unemployment Rate5.4% (county)6.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k444*286
Property Crime Rate /100k1,113*797
Median AQI7780
Good AQI Days /yr4639
Summer Highs78°F93°F
Winter Lows24°F40°F
Snowfall59 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute24.9 min32.6 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher20.220.9
College Degree Rate30.7%16.5%
Foreign-Born %6.5%18.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-7.2%+7.9%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Big Bear City (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.