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A city of 161,734, founded in 1886. Public schools that outperform most of California.
Trash & recyclingFor a city of 161,734, Corona does unevenly: it grades C, ranked 381st of 841 in California. Its schools rank ahead of 74% of California towns. The trade-offs: the typical home is worth about $751K, 8.4 years of the Riverside metro’s $90K median household income, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 93% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Corona’s trail density is 1.9 miles per square mile, against 1.0 in California’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Corona is home to Young Americans College of the Performing Arts. Corona's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 92% of U.S. towns.
Where Corona beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Cesar Chavez Academy | K–8 | 1,024 |
| George Washington Elementary | K–6 | 861 |
| Garretson Elementary | K–6 | 859 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Corona is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,434 in 1900, 157,136 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1897 and a map from 1942 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Corona. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw25 mi Theme parkKnott's Berry Farm4.5M visitors a year
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaAngel Stadium of Anaheim
Big draw21 mi Theme parkDisney California Adventure10.1M visitors a year
18 mi Stadium & arenaHonda Center
Big draw32 mi MuseumOldest McDonald's restaurantDisneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Knott's Berry Farm: Phydend at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Angel Stadium of Anaheim: Staff Sgt. Chad McMeen, Public domain · Disney California Adventure: CrispyCream27, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Honda Center: Arnold C (Buchanan-Hermit), Attribution · Oldest McDonald's restaurant: Northwalker, CC0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Corona, 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 Corona.
Corona has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, trades workers with Riverside and other neighbors and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
75 miles of trail in 46 parks and preserves. Cleveland National Forest, at 404 acres with 7.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cleveland National Forest | 7.6 mi | 404 |
| 2. Promenade Community Park | 1 mi | 19 |
| 3. Butterfield Park | 0.8 mi | 44 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Corona-Norco Unified school district. Two of its 41 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Chavez AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 1,024 | – |
| Santiago HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 3,577 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
At 93 of 100, Corona’s FEMA risk score is close to California’s towns (88 of 100) and above U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 1978, 49 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Corona.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reported crimes fell from 3,818 to 2,944 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Corona is 15.7 per 1,000 residents. Within California, it does better than 56% of towns.
| Corona | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 15.7 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
The Riverside Citrus Exp weather station, 14 miles away, records that about 103 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns. January nights average 43.8°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.2°.
Corona has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Corona’s January low is 44°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Corona | 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
Corona has about as many jobs (71,440) as working residents, but only 10,127 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Corona for work: only 15% work in town. Since 2013, Corona has added 14,197 jobs, to 71,440 in 2023. The top destinations are Riverside (7%), Los Angeles (5%) and Irvine (5%).
| Corona | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 14% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 7,260 U.S. towns with household incomes like Corona’s, it is less healthy than 70%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Corona beats the California average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 71% of Corona adults had a checkup this year.
| Corona | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 72% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 36% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Corona | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.5% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.7% | 3.1% |
| More adults with obesity | 35.1% | 27.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the California average. 13% of residents are 65 or older in Corona. Corona has grown 2.9% since 2020, to 161,734 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Corona | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 37.5 years | 39.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
50.5% women, 49.5% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±0.7 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.4, men 36.5.
| Corona | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.9% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.7% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.4% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.1% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.9% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.9% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.4% | 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
11 within 15 miles of the center of Corona
About 8 of every 100 Corona residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
6 places in Corona on the National Register of Historic Places.
44 notable people were born in Corona.
City in California, United States
Corona (Spanish for "Crown") is a city in northwestern Riverside County, California, United States, directly bordering Orange and San Bernardino counties. Its current mayor is Jacque Casillas. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 157,136, up from 152,374 at the 2010 census. Corona is surrounded by Riverside to the east, Norco to the north and northeast, Yorba Linda to the northwest, Cleveland National Forest and the Santa Ana Mountains to the west, southwest, and south. Several unincorporated communities are along the rest of the city's borders. Downtown Corona is approximately 48 miles (77 km) southeast of Downtown Los Angeles and 95 miles (153 km) north-northwest of San Diego.…
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8 towns share a border with Corona.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corona | #381 | C | D− | C | B+ | B |
| Norco | #374 | C | D− | C | B+ | B− |
| El Cerrito | #248 | C+ | D− | — | B+ | B |
| Coronita | #71 | B+ | C | — | B+ | B |
| Home Gardens | #332 | C | D | — | B+ | C |
| Temescal Valley | #344 | C | D− | — | B+ | B+ |
| El Sobrante | #296 | C+ | D− | — | B | A− |
| Riverside | #568 | D | D | D | B | C+ |
El Cerrito, Coronita, Home Gardens, Temescal Valley and El Sobrante report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Corona with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Corona grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #381 of 841 in California. It grades B for health, C for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Within California, it does better than 56% 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 D−.
44 notable people were born here, including Tyler Hoechlin and Michael Parks.
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