Hot desert
Homestead Valley, California
San Bernardino County, California · Population 2.8k · 3,123 ft elevation
Living in Homestead Valley
Homestead Valley has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 98°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 6″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (2″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (88% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 77, with about 110 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Homestead Valley is an outdoor hub: about 46% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,900 ft around town.
Homestead Valley at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 3,123 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 54°F81th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 6″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 2″32th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,932 hrs100th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7799th percentile
- Median home value
- $215k38th percentile
- Median rent
- $992/mo33th percentile
- Median household income
- $40k5th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.69%25th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 14.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.15th percentile
- Average commute
- 36 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 20%11th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 52%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 46%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,873 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59°F | 43°F | 1.6″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 43°F | 1.2″ | 0.7″ | 249 hrs |
| Mar | 69°F | 45°F | 0.6″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Apr | 75°F | 50°F | 0.2″ | — | 350 hrs |
| May | 83°F | 56°F | 0.1″ | — | 400 hrs |
| Jun | 93°F | 64°F | 0.0″ | — | 413 hrs |
| Jul | 98°F | 72°F | 0.3″ | — | 393 hrs |
| Aug | 97°F | 71°F | 0.3″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Sep | 91°F | 65°F | 0.3″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 81°F | 56°F | 0.3″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Nov | 68°F | 47°F | 0.2″ | 0.1″ | 269 hrs |
| Dec | 60°F | 39°F | 0.7″ | 0.9″ | 244 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology