Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 11,111, settled in 1929.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 100% of U.S. communities, with wildfire at the top. Overall it grades C, 338th among California's 841 graded towns. The median household earns $87K and it has 8 miles of trail. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $566K, 6.3 years of the Riverside metro’s $90K median household income. 22% of the land in Calimesa is conserved, where California’s towns sit at 4.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Calimesa has 1 place on the National Register. The biggest park or preserve is San Timoteo Canyon, at 290 acres.
Where Calimesa beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
7,879 counted in 2010 and 10,026 in 2020; an estimated 11,111 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 10.9% since 2020, after 27.2% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Calimesa is from typical.
Its grades run from A for jobs and income (better than 90% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 1%), so the C overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,647 in 1990, 10,026 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 3 maps from 1954 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Calimesa. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi National ParkJoshua Tree National Park2.9M visitors a year
15 mi MountainSan Gorgonio Mountain
40 mi MountainMount San Antonio
18 mi LakeBig Bear Lake
25 mi MountainSan Jacinto Peak
30 mi Stadium & arenaToyota ArenaJoshua Tree National Park: Sergiy Galyonkin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · San Gorgonio Mountain: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mount San Antonio: The original uploader was Tillman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Big Bear Lake: H.G. Judd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Jacinto Peak: Wattewyl, CC BY 3.0 · Toyota Arena: jondoeforty1, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Calimesa, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Calimesa.
Calimesa has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has commutes longer than most of California.
Calimesa’s FEMA risk score is 100 of 100, above both the California town median (88 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Beaumont Unified school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summerwind TrailsLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 1,107 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 4,237 working residents takes 35.8 minutes, against 28.7 across California. Jobs based here grew from 1,177 in 2013 to 1,600.
Most working residents leave Calimesa for work: only 4% work in town. Calimesa’s average trip to work is 36 minutes. Jobs based in Calimesa grew to 1,600 in 2023, 423 more than in 2013.
| Calimesa | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 10% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 6.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. 4th Street Park | 0.3 mi | 3 |
| 2. San Timoteo Canyon | — | 290 |
| 3. San Bernardino National Forest | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
89% of households own their home in Calimesa. The typical Calimesa home is worth about $566,000, up 1.1% in a year, 26% below the California typical home. The median rent in Calimesa is $1,783 a month.
| Calimesa | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,783 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (24% statewide); people 65 and older are 21% of residents (16% statewide). Calimesa has grown 11% since 2020, to 11,111 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Calimesa | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Calimesa | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.2% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.6% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.5% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.5% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.2% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.6% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.6% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.7% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.8% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.6% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The Redlands weather station, 9 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 329 days, longer than in 96% of U.S. towns. The Redlands weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 104 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns.
Calimesa has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 96°, January nights drop to 41° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Within California, it does better than 65% of towns.
| Calimesa | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 17.6 per 1,000 residents | 13.3 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Calimesa beats the California average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 14% of Calimesa adults binge drink.
| Calimesa | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 72% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Calimesa | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.3% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.4% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
6 within 15 miles of the center of Calimesa
About 5 of every 100 Calimesa residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Where Calimesa’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in California, United States
Calimesa (portmanteau of California and Mesa, Spanish for "table") is a city in the Inland Empire region of Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 10,026 at the 2020 census, up from 7,879 at the 2010 census. It is situated in the San Gorgonio Pass.
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3 towns share a border with Calimesa.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Redlands (C) comes closest.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calimesa | #338 | C | C− | C+ | B | B− |
| Beaumont | #388 | C | D− | B− | B | B− |
| Yucaipa | #440 | C | D | — | B | B |
| Redlands | #360 | C | D− | C− | B+ | A− |
Yucaipa reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Calimesa with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Calimesa grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #338 of 841 in California. It grades B− for health, C+ for safety and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Within California, it does better than 65% of towns.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
