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Moving to
Muscoy.
Muscoy 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 Muscoy
Muscoy is an unincorporated community in California. The numbers below lay out what daily life there actually looks like.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Muscoy deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, county unemployment above the national average, and commute times longer than most cities.
The not so good
- Rent well above the national average
- High home prices
- Above-average unemployment in the county
- Above-average commute times
- Air quality concerns
- Low college degree attainment
How Muscoy compares
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Muscoy
Based on Muscoy's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$3,494
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $69,880 a year
- 62% of Muscoy renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$84,520
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $42,260
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▲ 24% above US
$1,747/mo median rent
Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,747 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices run above average, with a median around $422,600. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.
Median home value $422,600 · 62% 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
Muscoy 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▲ 22% above US
32 min average commute
Traffic is a real factor here. The 31.6 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. 9 in 10 workers drive to work.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 93°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 41°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 84% below US
6% bachelor's degree or higher
This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.
Schools
3 public schools inside the boundary
There are 3 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 22:1, above the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail (21 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Nothing in Muscoy's numbers stands out as a clear strength, and the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. It may be a harder fit for anyone moving without a job lined up.
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