HeberCA
A town of 7,312, founded in 1903.
Is Heber a good place to live?
Heber grades D− overall, ranked 729th of 841 in California. What it does well: its schools outperform 58% of the state's. Heber’s July high is 108°F, against 89°F in California’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. On history, just 28 of California’s 1,063 towns do worse. The typical home is worth about $400K, 6.9 years of the El Centro metro’s $58K median household income.
Heber has grown 61% from 2010 to 2020
4,275 counted in 2010 and 6,896 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Heber grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Heber is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Heber: who provides what
Heber is unincorporated, so Imperial 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 Heber.
Heber has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and trades workers with El Centro and other neighbors.
Heber’s grade for cost of living is a D
The median rent in Heber is $1,086 a month. Typical home values rose 4.6% in the year to September 2026.
| Heber | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,086 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 64% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Heber’s grade for schools is a B
Its public schools are run by the Heber Elementary school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dogwood ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 606 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Earthquakes leads a very high hazard risk in Heber
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults in Heber sleep under 7 hours than in the typical California or U.S. town
42% of Heber adults sleep under 7 hours. Heber beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 35% of Heber adults get no exercise outside work.
| Heber | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 22% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 16% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Heber | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.2% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 22.2% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Heber, expect mild winters and hot summers
The El Centro 2 Ssw weather station records that about 180 days a year reach 90°, more than in 100% of U.S. towns. January nights average 43.7°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 107.7°.
Heber has warm winters and scorching summers, with very little rain. Heber’s January low is 44°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Heber
Heber has about as many jobs (2,247) as working residents, but only 176 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 19.5 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
Most working residents leave Heber for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2013, Heber has added 743 jobs, to 2,247 in 2023. The top destinations are El Centro (26%), Calexico (10%) and Brawley (5%).
| Heber | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Heber | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Margarito "Tito" Huerta Jr. | — | 10 |
| 2. Estancia Park | — | 6 |
| 3. Edward "Jiggs" Johnson Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Heber
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Heber
About 10 of every 100 Heber residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Heber
Census-designated place in California, USA
Heber is a census-designated place (CDP) in Imperial County, California. Heber is located 4.5 miles (7 km) north-northwest of Calexico. The population was 6,896 at the 2020 census, up from 4,275 in 2010.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- -10 ft
- ZIP code
- 92249
Questions about Heber
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Heber, CA a good place to live?
Heber grades D− overall, better than 4% of U.S. towns and #729 of 841 in California. It grades C for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Heber, 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 D.