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34.50° N · 117.35° W · GEOID 0649684

Mountain View Acres

San Bernardino County, California · part of the Riverside, CA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

CaliforniaMountain View Acres, CAMountain View AcresMountain View Acres

The short answer

Mountain View Acres is home to 3,512 people. Median household income is $78,793 a year and median rent is $1,554 a month, 23.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $366,900, about 4.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,554
14% above the median place
Median household income
$78,793
2% below the median place
Median home value
$366,900
15% above the median place
Unemployment
16.4%
235% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Mountain View Acres

  • Between the 2019 and 2023 surveys, household income rose 11.9% a year while rent rose 3.7%, so pay gained on rent more than in 96% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Households average 4.30 people, larger than in 99% of places its size.
  • Unemployment averaged 16.4% over the survey period, higher than in 97% of places its size.
  • 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 96% of places its size.
  • 28.4% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 93% of places its size.
01

Moving to Mountain View Acres

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

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
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
$62,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,554 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,684 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $366,900.
Getting to work
34 minutes each way on average; 11.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Phelan, CA 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
MeasureMountain View AcresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.4%24% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.1%46% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-2.0233% below
Income of households moving in7County figure$60,58514% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$62,89511% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 61.2%, 21% above the median place.

Mountain View Acres23.7%
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
$62,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
23.7%
16% above the median place
Home price to income
4.7x
23% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
24%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$59,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Mountain View Acres, $1,554 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 Mountain View Acres, but easier on the budget

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

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Fort Lupton, CO18.6% vs 23.7%$8,400Compare
North Hobbs, NM19.2% vs 23.7%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
61.2%
21% above the median place
Homeownership1
81.3%
22% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.7%
24% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureMountain View AcresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,55414% above
Rent to income123.7%16% above
Property tax rate10.7%24% below
Home price to income14.7x23% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure106.46% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,10330% above
HUD area median income4County figure$106,5001% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,51923% below
Median home value1$366,90015% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.2%61% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure52.2%1% above
Homeownership181.3%22% above
Renters paying 30%+161.2%21% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,68410% below
Vacant homes1County figure9.3%31% above
Median year built119840% above
03

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
16.4%
235% above the median place
Income per person1
$20,747
48% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate28.4% 2.6×
Mean commute34 min +35%
Median household income$78,793 −2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMountain View AcresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$78,7932% below
Income per person1$20,74748% below
Unemployment116.4%235% above
Average annual pay6County figure$63,7493% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.2%41% below
Jobs6County figure848,961above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate128.4%164% above
Mean commute134 min35% above
Works from home1County figure11.0%12% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 4.3, 72% above the median place.

Household size1
4.3
72% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
9.5%
70% below the median place
Median age1
33.4
14% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher86.0% −7%
No health insurance9.6% +50%
Born abroad14.8% +68%
Homes with broadband94.3% +2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureMountain View AcresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,5126646th largest
Median age133.414% below
Bachelor's or higher19.5%70% below
High school or higher186.0%7% below
Household size14.372% above
Born abroad114.8%68% above
No health insurance19.6%50% above
Homes with broadband194.3%2% above
05

Life in Mountain View Acres

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 residents5.7 −44%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

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
MeasureMountain View AcresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure577above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure393,087above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure22.345% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure18.013% below
Shops per 10k8County figure24.419% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.637% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure18.58% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.248% below
Parks per 10k95.744% below
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure113above (median 13)
06

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 Mountain View Acres. 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
MeasureMountain View AcresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure101°F16% above
January average low12County figure39°F54% above
Average temperature12County figure67°F22% above
Annual precipitation12County figure6.6 in85% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure99.88% above
Hurricane risk13County figure0.0below (median 70.7)
Tornado risk13County figure78.83% below
Wildfire risk13County figure99.963% above
Heat wave risk13County figure98.49% above
Median air quality index14County figure7779% above
Good air days14County figure12.6%82% below
08

Mountain View Acres in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 24% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,554/mo (2023)$2,050/mo$1,650 to $2,530/mo+4.0%
Median household income$78,793 (2024)$103,500$87,500 to $122,500+4.6%
Median home value$366,900 (2024)$540,000$392,000 to $744,000+6.7%

The median home would be worth 5.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.7 now.

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

09

Places like Mountain View Acres

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

PlaceRentIncome
Phelan, CA$1,525$79,914Compare
Hesperia, CA$1,590$72,160Compare
Victorville, CA$1,618$74,410Compare
Ceres, CA$1,639$79,025Compare
Ceres, CAVictorville, CAHesperia, CAPhelan, CAMountain View Acres, CAMountain View AcresPhelanHesperiaCeresMountain View AcresPhelanHesperiaCeres

Common questions

Is Mountain View Acres a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2023 surveys, household income rose 11.9% a year while rent rose 3.7%, so pay gained on rent more than in 96% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. Households average 4.30 people, larger than in 99% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 47 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Mountain View Acres expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 23.7% 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 $366,900.

What salary do you need to live in Mountain View Acres?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $62,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Mountain View Acres?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Phelan, CA, Hesperia, CA, Victorville, CA and Ceres, CA.

Sources and methods

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

  1. 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
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 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
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. 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 Mountain View Acres with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Mountain View Acres itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/mountain-view-acres-california

Citytistics. “Mountain View Acres, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/mountain-view-acres-california/

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