Best PlacesNE-Sterling, San Bernardino, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around NE-Sterling, San Bernardino, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
NE-Sterling, San Bernardino ranks 5,714th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in NE-Sterling, San Bernardino
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
NE-Sterling, San Bernardino's strengths and weaknesses
Where NE-Sterling, San Bernardino ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 224 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 59% of neighborhoods
Where NE-Sterling, San Bernardino ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in NE-Sterling, San Bernardino
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median NE-Sterling, San Bernardino home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $63,700, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses NE-Sterling, San Bernardino's effective rate of 0.73%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in NE-Sterling, San Bernardino
NE-Sterling, San Bernardino runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for NE-Sterling, San Bernardino.
Who works in NE-Sterling, San Bernardino, and how
Work in NE-Sterling, San Bernardino centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in NE-Sterling, San Bernardino
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across NE-Sterling, San Bernardino.
What the weather is like in NE-Sterling, San Bernardino, month by month
NE-Sterling, San Bernardino sees roughly 224 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through June and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 54° | 44° |
| April | 79° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 99° | 82° | 68° |
| October | 86° | 70° | 57° |
Flying in and out of NE-Sterling, San Bernardino
The nearest airport, San Bernardino International, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 21 miles away.
The best schools in and around NE-Sterling, San Bernardino
Schools across NE-Sterling, San Bernardino average a D+, better than 24% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Del Vallejo MiddleF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Pacific HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every NE-Sterling, San Bernardino school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
NE-Sterling, San Bernardino measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare NE-Sterling, San Bernardino against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in NE-Sterling, San Bernardino
Is NE-Sterling, San Bernardino a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, NE-Sterling, San Bernardino ranks 5,714th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, the weather, and big-city access, and lowest on air quality and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is NE-Sterling, San Bernardino expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $356,046. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $63,700 median income, cost of living beats 13% of neighborhoods.
Is NE-Sterling, San Bernardino safe?
NE-Sterling, San Bernardino is safer than 45% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $497 per resident a year.
Compare NE-Sterling, San Bernardino with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to NE-Sterling, San Bernardino. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in NE-Sterling, San Bernardino represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
NE-Sterling, San Bernardino detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for NE-Sterling, San Bernardino: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in NE-Sterling, San Bernardino: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of NE-Sterling, San Bernardino: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in NE-Sterling, San Bernardino: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
NE-Sterling, San Bernardino detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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