Fontana, California
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Fontana.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Fontana 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
- 211,921City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $98,187Incorporated place (ACS)25% above U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 156ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)56% above U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $558,500City limits (ACS)84% above U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,733City limits (ACS)29% above U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 4.6%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 34 min36% above U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 3522% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 342.3annualized per 100k · citywide43% below U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 1433.2annualized per 100k · citywide54% below U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 92°F5.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 44°F10.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 9.4 in71% below U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 33024% above U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Fontana with another city
Pacific weather, wildfire seasons, and housing scarcity dominate relocation tradeoffs. Roughly 330 sunny days a year give outdoor routines unusual calendar reliability. Average one-way commute time is about 34 minutes, and Walk Score estimates land around 35/100. Labor-market readings near 4.6% unemployment are neither boom nor bust by national standards. Violent-offense rates around 342.3 per 100k are moderate for a large U.S. city, with meaningful variation by neighborhood.
Relocators eyeing Fontana, California will find roughly 211,921 residents within city limits. With median income around $98,187 and a cost index of 156, the market reads well above the national housing-cost baseline. Budget for median rents around $1,733 a month before you lock a neighborhood.
Fontana 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 Fontana with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Fontana city, 1600000US0624680)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN060710000000003 (San Bernardino 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 (USW00003171 RIVERSIDE MUNI AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28