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9,835people live here $77,786median household incomeNear US average $1,538median rent per monthNear US average $394,400median home value▲ 19% above US

Crestline is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, CA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Crestline

Crestline is an unincorporated community in California. The numbers below lay out what daily life there actually looks like.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Crestline deals with county unemployment above the national average, long average commutes, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and larger class sizes than the national average.

The not so good

Above-average unemployment in the county
Long commutes
Air quality concerns
High student-teacher ratio
High rent burden for renters

How Crestline compares

Median household income

Crestline$77,786

California avg$99,122

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Crestline$1,538

California avg$2,036

US$1,413

Median home value

Crestline$394,400

California avg$734,700

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Crestline

Based on Crestline's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,076

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $61,520 a year
52% of Crestline renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$78,880

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $39,440
Homes cost 5.1× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,538/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,538 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices run above average, with a median around $394,400. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $394,400 · 52% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

5.4% county unemployment

Unemployment in San Bernardino County is 5.4%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

San Bernardino County (county-wide)

Safety

444 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Crestline doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1113/100k · Policed by San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 41% above US

37 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 36.7 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 27% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

62%

Work from home

27%

Carpool

4.7%

Walk

4.1%

Other

1.5%

Climate

Summers are comfortable, with highs around 80°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 29°F and snow a regular occurrence.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 13% below US

31% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 31% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

1 public school inside the boundary

There is 1 public school inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 24:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail (26 miles away). There are 4 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Nothing in Crestline's numbers stands out as a clear strength, and the main tradeoffs are county unemployment above the national average and long average commutes. A year of median rent ($1,538/mo) equals 24% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (27% of workers here already work from home). It may be a harder fit for anyone moving without a job lined up and people who dread long commutes.

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