San Bernardino, CA vs Bloomington, CA

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

MetricSan Bernardino, CABloomington, CA
Population222,72425,698
Median Household Income$67,415$81,640
Median Rent$1,508/mo$1,609/mo
Median Home Value$422,300$469,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income60.1%53.5%
Poverty Rate18.6%15.6%
Unemployment Rate6%5.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k893444*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,4591,113*
Median AQI7777
Good AQI Days /yr4646
Summer Highs93°F93°F
Winter Lows41°F44°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute29.7 min31.7 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating2.5 / 5—
Students per Teacher20.721
College Degree Rate13.1%11.2%
Foreign-Born %23.3%30.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)0.0%+11.3%

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.