Big Bear City, CA vs Yucaipa, CA

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

MetricBig Bear City, CAYucaipa, CA
Population11,43154,421
Median Household Income$71,511$90,794
Median Rent$1,854/mo$1,711/mo
Median Home Value$463,500$502,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.5%51.6%
Poverty Rate16.1%9.1%
Unemployment Rate5.4% (county)4.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k444*204
Property Crime Rate /100k1,113*687
Median AQI7777
Good AQI Days /yr4646
Summer Highs78°F94°F
Winter Lows24°F44°F
Snowfall59 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute24.9 min32.6 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher20.223
College Degree Rate30.7%26.9%
Foreign-Born %6.5%10.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-7.2%+0.8%

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.