Name: Homestead Valley, CA statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Homestead Valley

San Bernardino County loses about 2.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in85,417

Moved out88,848

Net−3,431

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Los Angeles County, CA34,87218,695+16,177

Riverside County, CA17,63520,775−3,140

Orange County, CA6,4985,104+1,394

San Diego County, CA2,3032,928−625

Clark County, NV1,9353,018−1,083

Maricopa County, AZ9921,865−873

Kern County, CA707986−279

Mohave County, AZ1,137

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals

78%22%

Leavers

60%39%

Within CaliforniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$61K

Leavers$63K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of San Bernardino County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 4.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.1% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into San Bernardino County report $60,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $62,900.
Income you would need: $41,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,047 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,800 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $245,900.
Getting to work: 33 minutes each way on average; 31.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: New Port Richey East, FL matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
1.1%
46% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
4.4%
24% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$60,585
14% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Homestead Valley	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	4.4%	24% below
Moved from another state1County figure	1.1%	46% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	-2.0	233% below
Income of households moving in7County figure	$60,585	14% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$62,895	11% below

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 39.3%, above the median place (median 7.1%).

Homestead Valley27.7%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$41,880

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

27.7%

36% above the median place

Home price to income

5.4x

43% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

28%

just under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$31,900

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Homestead Valley, $1,047 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Homestead Valley, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Luling, TX	22.4% vs 27.7%	$13,300	Compare
Winston, OR	20.8% vs 27.7%	n/a	Compare
Heber Springs, AR	20.1% vs 27.7%	n/a	Compare

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Vacant homes1
39.3%
above the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
90.8%
37% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
61.6%
22% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Homestead Valley	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,047	23% below
Rent to income1	27.7%	36% above
Property tax rate1	0.8%	11% below
Home price to income1	5.4x	43% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	106.4	6% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$2,103	30% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$106,500	1% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$1,994	39% below
Median home value1	$245,900	23% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	1.2%	61% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	52.2%	1% above
Homeownership1	90.8%	37% above
Renters paying 30%+1	61.6%	22% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,800	4% below
Vacant homes1	39.3%	above (median 7.1%)
Median year built1	1967	1% below

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Unemployment1
11.5%
135% above the median place
Works from home1
31.5%
153% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate28.0% 2.6×

Median household income$45,323 −44%

Income per person$26,488 −34%

Mean commute33 min +31%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Homestead Valley	Vs median
Median household income1	$45,323	44% below
Income per person1	$26,488	34% below
Unemployment1	11.5%	135% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$63,749	3% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	2.2%	41% below
Jobs6County figure	848,961	above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate1	28.0%	160% above
Mean commute1	33 min	31% above
Works from home1	31.5%	153% above
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 83.0%, 10% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
83.0%
10% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
13.6%
58% below the median place
No health insurance1
16.5%
158% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age47.9 +23%

High school or higher82.6% −11%

Household size2.2 −13%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Homestead Valley	Vs median
Population1	2,689	6646th largest
Median age1	47.9	23% above
Bachelor's or higher1	13.6%	58% below
High school or higher1	82.6%	11% below
Household size1	2.2	13% below
Born abroad1County figure	21.6%	145% above
No health insurance1	16.5%	158% above
Homes with broadband1	83.0%	10% below

Life in Homestead Valley

113 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents14.9 +46%

Playgrounds per 10k7.4 −21%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k22.3 2.0×

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails1 km −40%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.1 −43%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars18.0 −13%

Shops24.4 −19%

Arts, recreation and fitness2.6 −37%

Doctors' offices and clinics18.5 −8%

Child care centers1.2 −48%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools11
577
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
393,087
above the median place (median 4,897)
Child care centers per 10k8
1.2
48% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Homestead Valley	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	577	above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure	393,087	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure	22.3	45% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	18.0	13% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	24.4	19% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	2.6	37% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	18.5	8% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	1.2	48% below
Parks per 10k9	14.9	46% above
Playgrounds per 10k9	7.4	21% below
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	22.3	100% above
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	1.2	40% below
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.1	43% below
National Register listings10County figure	113	above (median 13)

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 70.7).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Homestead Valley. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk13
0.0
below the median place (median 70.7)
Annual precipitation12
6.6 in
85% below the median place
July average high12
101°F
16% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Homestead Valley	Vs median
July average high12County figure	101°F	16% above
January average low12County figure	39°F	54% above
Average temperature12County figure	67°F	22% above
Annual precipitation12County figure	6.6 in	85% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure	99.8	8% above
Hurricane risk13County figure	0.0	below (median 70.7)
Tornado risk13County figure	78.8	3% below
Wildfire risk13County figure	99.9	63% above
Heat wave risk13County figure	98.4	9% above
Median air quality index14County figure	77	79% above
Good air days14County figure	12.6%	82% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 3.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 42.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 67.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$32,200

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 2% of places

Pay vs rent

+6.7 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 96% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Homestead Valley in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 27% of the median income in 2030, down from 28% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,047/mo (2024)	$1,310/mo	$1,080 to $1,600/mo	+3.9%
Median household income	$45,323 (2024)	$58,000	$49,000 to $68,500	+4.2%
Median home value	$245,900 (2024)	$360,000	$261,000 to $496,000	+6.6%

The median home would be worth 6.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Homestead Valley

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
New Port Richey East, FL	$1,156	$46,641	Compare
Palermo, CA	$1,135	$50,588	Compare
Luling, TX	$1,021	$54,818	Compare
West Clarkston-Highland, WA	$1,114	$51,860	Compare

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Common questions

Is Homestead Valley a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $32,200 a year left, less than in 96% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. 39% of homes stand vacant, more than in 97% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 9 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Homestead Valley expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 27.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $245,900.

What salary do you need to live in Homestead Valley?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $41,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Homestead Valley?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are New Port Richey East, FL, Palermo, CA, Luling, TX and West Clarkston-Highland, WA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Homestead Valley with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Homestead Valley itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/homestead-valley-california

Citytistics. “Homestead Valley, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/homestead-valley-california/

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