Big Bear City, CA vs Highland, CA

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

MetricBig Bear City, CAHighland, CA
Population11,43156,675
Median Household Income$71,511$77,120
Median Rent$1,854/mo$1,629/mo
Median Home Value$463,500$485,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.5%63.8%
Poverty Rate16.1%17.1%
Unemployment Rate5.4% (county)5.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k444*490
Property Crime Rate /100k1,113*1,062
Median AQI7777
Good AQI Days /yr4646
Summer Highs78°F93°F
Winter Lows24°F41°F
Snowfall59 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute24.9 min30.4 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher20.222.4
College Degree Rate30.7%22.7%
Foreign-Born %6.5%21.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-7.2%+1.2%

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.