Corona, California
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Corona.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Corona compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 158,839City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $106,438Incorporated place (ACS)36% above U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 187ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)87% above U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $656,500City limits (ACS)116% above U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $2,136City limits (ACS)58% above U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 4.7%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 38 min52% above U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 3522% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 170.3annualized per 100k · citywide72% below U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 2037.7annualized per 100k · citywide34% below U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 93°F6.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 42°F8.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 10 in70% below U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 33124% above U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Corona with another city
Pacific weather, wildfire seasons, and housing scarcity dominate relocation tradeoffs. Roughly 331 sunny days a year give outdoor routines unusual calendar reliability. Average one-way commute time is about 38 minutes, and Walk Score estimates land around 35/100. Labor-market readings near 4.7% unemployment are neither boom nor bust by national standards. Violent-offense rates near 170.3 per 100k compare favorably with many peer metros, though local blocks still differ.
Corona, California counts about 158,839 residents inside the city limits. With median income around $106,438 and a cost index of 187, the market reads well above the national housing-cost baseline. A typical home near $656,500 and rents around $2,136 frame most shortlists.
Corona is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Corona with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Corona city, 1600000US0616350)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN060650000000003 (Riverside County, May 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00003179 CHINO AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28