Best PlacesValley College, San Bernardino, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Valley College, 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.
Valley College, San Bernardino ranks 5,511th 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 Valley College, 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.
Valley College, San Bernardino's strengths and weaknesses
Where Valley College, San Bernardino ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 234 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
Where Valley College, San Bernardino ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Valley College, San Bernardino
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Valley College, San Bernardino home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $76,750, 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 Valley College, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Valley College, San Bernardino
Valley College, 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 Valley College, San Bernardino.
Who works in Valley College, San Bernardino, and how
Work in Valley College, San Bernardino centers on transportation & warehousing and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Valley College, San Bernardino
Valley College, San Bernardino has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Valley College, San Bernardino and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Valley College, San Bernardino, month by month
Valley College, San Bernardino sees roughly 234 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 Valley College, San Bernardino
The nearest airport, San Bernardino International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 17 miles away.
The best schools in and around Valley College, San Bernardino
Schools across Valley College, San Bernardino average a C−, better than 39% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Colton MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Colton HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Valley College, San Bernardino school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Valley College, 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 Valley College, San Bernardino against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Valley College, San Bernardino
Is Valley College, San Bernardino a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Valley College, San Bernardino ranks 5,511th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, the weather, and big-city access, and lowest on air quality and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Valley College, San Bernardino expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $370,737. The overall cost of living runs about 16% above the national average. Set against a $76,750 median income, cost of living beats 25% of neighborhoods.
Is Valley College, San Bernardino safe?
Valley College, San Bernardino is safer than 25% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $900 per resident a year.
Compare Valley College, San Bernardino with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Valley College, San Bernardino. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Valley College, 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.
Valley College, San Bernardino detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Valley College, San Bernardino: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Valley College, San Bernardino: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Valley College, San Bernardino: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Valley College, San Bernardino: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Valley College, 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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