Bloomington, CA vs Fontana, CA

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

MetricBloomington, CAFontana, CA
Population25,698214,169
Median Household Income$81,640$102,821
Median Rent$1,609/mo$1,839/mo
Median Home Value$469,200$586,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.5%51.3%
Poverty Rate15.6%9.9%
Unemployment Rate5.4% (county)5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k444*244
Property Crime Rate /100k1,113*1,136
Median AQI7777
Good AQI Days /yr4646
Summer Highs93°F92°F
Winter Lows44°F45°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute31.7 min33.4 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher2121.6
College Degree Rate11.2%21.4%
Foreign-Born %30.6%28.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.3%+6.1%

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 Bloomington (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.