Best PlacesPacific-Riverside, San Bernardino, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pacific-Riverside, 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.
Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino ranks 5,653rd 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 Pacific-Riverside, 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.
Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 224 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino
A household needs to earn about $101,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $58,200, 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 Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino
Pacific-Riverside, 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 Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino.
Who works in Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino, and how
Work in Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino.
What the weather is like in Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino, month by month
Pacific-Riverside, 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 Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino
The nearest airport, San Bernardino International, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 20 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino
Schools across Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino average a D, better than 16% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Pacific HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pacific-Riverside, 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 Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino
Is Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino ranks 5,653rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, quiet, and a strong job market, and lowest on air quality and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $384,157. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $58,200 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino safe?
Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino is safer than 24% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $700 per resident a year.
Compare Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pacific-Riverside, 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.
Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pacific-Riverside, 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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