Rancho Cucamonga, California
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Rancho Cucamonga.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Rancho Cucamonga 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
- 174,693City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $109,511Incorporated place (ACS)39% above U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 199ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)99% above U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $694,400City limits (ACS)129% above U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $2,286City limits (ACS)70% 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
- 32 min28% above U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 3522% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 278.9annualized per 100k · citywide54% below U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 1928.1annualized per 100k · citywide37% below U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 92°F5.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 45°F11.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 11.6 in65% below U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 33024% above U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Rancho Cucamonga with another city
Rancho Cucamonga, California counts about 174,693 residents inside the city limits. Median household income is roughly $109,511, while the ACS housing-cost index sits near 199 — well above the national housing-cost baseline (100 ≈ U.S. average). A typical home near $694,400 and rents around $2,286 frame most shortlists.
Rancho Cucamonga 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 Rancho Cucamonga with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
Pacific weather, wildfire seasons, and housing scarcity dominate relocation tradeoffs. Roughly 330 sunny days a year give outdoor routines unusual calendar reliability. Plan on roughly 32 minutes each way for a typical commute; Walk Score is about 35. Unemployment recently ran near 4.6%, broadly in line with many large U.S. counties. Violent-offense rates around 278.9 per 100k are moderate for a large U.S. city, with meaningful variation by neighborhood.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Rancho Cucamonga city, 1600000US0659451)
- 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 (USW00003102 ONTARIO INTL AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28