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FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 99% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Overall it grades C, ranked 424th of 841 in California. Its public schools beat 77% of California towns on state tests and graduation and it has 24 miles of trail. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $747K, 8.3 years of the Riverside metro’s $90K median household income. 12% of the land in Chino is conserved, above both the California town median (4.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Chino's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns. Chino has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Yorba-Slaughter Adobe and Moyse Building.
Where Chino beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
77,983 counted in 2010 and 91,403 in 2020; an estimated 96,957 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 5.6% since 2020, after 17.2% 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 Chino is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,118 in 1930, 91,403 in 2020. The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 8 maps from 1897 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chino. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw39 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw21 mi Theme parkKnott's Berry Farm4.5M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumDisneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · SoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Knott's Berry Farm: Phydend at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chino, 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 Chino.
Chino fares better on crime within California than nationally, has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Since 1998, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Chino.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Chino Valley Unified school district. Two of its 20 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Aero Preserve AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 982 | – |
| Chino HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,077 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
At 35.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 67% of California’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 2,880 to 2,209 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Chino’s property crime rate is 20.1 per 1,000 residents, where California’s towns sit at 13.3 and U.S. towns at 9.9. Chino’s violent crime rate is 3.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Chino | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 20.1 per 1,000 residents | 13.3 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.2 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
24 miles of trail in 36 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Prado Regional Park, 259 acres with 1.7 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Prado Regional Park | 1.7 mi | 259 |
| 2. SC Village Paintball and Airsoft | 1.7 mi | 72 |
| 3. Chino Creek Wetlands & Educational Park | 1.6 mi | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Pomona/fairplex weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 71 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns. January nights average 43.5°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.1°.
Chino has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The January low in Chino is 44°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Chino | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 44°F | 40°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 89°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 33,866 in 2013 to 49,257.
Most working residents leave Chino for work: only 11% work in town. Since 2013, Chino has added 15,391 jobs, to 49,257 in 2023. The top destinations are Los Angeles (9%), Ontario (7%) and Pomona (3%).
| Chino | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 15% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 7,889 U.S. towns with household incomes like Chino’s, it is less healthy than 61%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Chino beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 70% of adults had a checkup this year in Chino.
| Chino | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Chino | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.2% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 12.5% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the California average. Chino has grown 5.6% since 2020, to 96,957 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 25% of Chino residents are under 18.
| Chino | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.2 years | 39.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.2 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 36.7, men 35.8.
| Chino | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.5% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.1% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.9% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.1% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.1% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.3% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.8% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.9% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.3% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
27 within 15 miles of the center of Chino
About 6 of every 100 Chino residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
2 places in Chino on the National Register of Historic Places.
15 notable people were born in Chino.
City in California, United States
Chino ( CHEE-noh; Spanish for 'Curly') is a city in the western end of the Inland Empire region of San Bernardino County, California, United States, with Los Angeles County to its west and Orange County to its south in the Southern California region. Chino's surroundings have long been a center of agriculture and dairy farming, providing milk products in Southern California and much of the southwestern United States. Chino's agricultural history dates back to the Spanish land grant forming Rancho Santa Ana del Chino. The area specialized in fruit orchards, row crops, and dairy. Chino is bounded by Chino Hills and Los Angeles County to the west, Pomona to the northwest, unincorporated San Be…
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4 towns share a border with Chino.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chino | #424 | C | D− | C− | A− | B |
| Chino Hills | #165 | B | D− | — | A− | A |
| Ontario | #565 | D | D− | C | B− | B− |
| Eastvale | #183 | B− | D− | B− | B+ | A |
| Pomona | #671 | D | D | D | C+ | C+ |
Chino Hills reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Chino with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Chino grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #424 of 841 in California. It grades B for health, C− for safety and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
15 notable people were born here, including Robert Burks and Shelly Martinez.
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