CrestlineCA
A town of 9,835, settled in 1919.
What should you know before moving to Crestline?
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 98% of U.S. communities, with wildfire at the top. Overall it grades C−, ranked 474th of 841 in California. It is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns and it has 13 miles of trail and 40% conserved land. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $359K for a typical one and 4 times the Riverside metro’s $90K median household income. 40% of the land in Crestline is conserved, above both the California town median (4.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). San Bernardino National Forest, at 8,938 acres with 9.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Crestline stand out
Where Crestline beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
13 miles of trails in Crestline
40.4% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
How Crestline grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Crestline is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Mount San Antonio and 41 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Crestline. Close and well known come first.
21 mi MountainMount San Antonio
18 mi LakeBig Bear Lake
21 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Arena
40 mi MuseumRichard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
28 mi MountainSan Gorgonio Mountain
8 mi TheatreGlen Helen AmphitheaterPhoto credits
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 · Toyota Arena: jondoeforty1, CC BY 2.0 · Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum: The original uploader was Sorcha at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · San Gorgonio Mountain: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Glen Helen Amphitheater: Alonzo, CC BY 2.0
Moving to Crestline: who provides what
Crestline is unincorporated, so San Bernardino County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Crestline.
Crestline is a second-home town, keeps more of its land conserved than most of California and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of California.
Wildfire leads a very high hazard risk in Crestline
Since 1980, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Crestline.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Crestline’s schools rank behind 60% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the Rim of the World Unified school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley of Enchantment ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 536 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Crestline
Its 3,611 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 96% of California towns.
Crestline’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile, close to California’s towns (1.0) and above U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. San Bernardino National Forest | 9.4 mi | 8,938 |
| 2. Lake Gregory Regional Park | 3.8 mi | 131 |
| 3. Cedarpines Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For cost of living, Crestline earns a C−
The typical value, about $359K, is 11% below its July 2022 peak.
Crestline’s median rent is $1,538 a month. The typical Crestline home is worth about $359,000, down 2.1% in a year, 53% below the California typical home. 76% of households own their home in Crestline.
| Crestline | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,538 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 64% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Crestline has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute for its 3,378 working residents takes 36.7 minutes, against 28.7 across California. Jobs based here grew from 852 in 2013 to 1,157.
Most working residents leave Crestline for work: only 9% work in town. The average trip to work in Crestline is 37 minutes. Jobs based in Crestline grew to 1,157 in 2023, 305 more than in 2013.
| Crestline | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 27% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $78,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Crestline is healthier than 66% of U.S. towns
Crestline beats the California average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 73% of Crestline adults had a checkup this year.
| Crestline | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 24% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 36% | 33% |
| What stands out | Crestline | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.6% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.1% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.1% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Crestline, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
January nights average 35.7°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 79% of California places with climate records; July afternoons average 87.1°.
Crestline has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain.
| Crestline | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 36°F | 41°F | 22°F |
| July high | 87°F | 89°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Older than California overall
33.5% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, against 2.4% statewide, which helps explain the older median age.
People 65 and older are 22% of residents (16% statewide). 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Crestline | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 44.1 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.4 points). Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Crestline | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.4% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.1% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.1% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.1% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.7% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.3% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 30.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.9% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Everything we know about Crestline
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Crestline
About 4 of every 100 Crestline residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
91% of working residents leave Crestline for work
Where Crestline’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Crestline
Census-designated place in California, United States
Crestline is a census-designated place in the San Bernardino Mountains of San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 11,650 at the 2020 census, up from 10,770 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 14 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,613 ft
- ZIP code
- 92325
- Area code
- 909
Crestline’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Crestline.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestline | #474 | C− | C− | — | C+ | B+ |
| Lake Arrowhead | #558 | D | D− | — | C+ | B+ |
Crestline and Lake Arrowhead report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Crestline with a neighbor →
Questions about Crestline
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Crestline, CA a good place to live?
Crestline grades C− overall, better than 23% of U.S. towns and #474 of 841 in California. It grades B+ for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Crestline, CA expensive?
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−.