NilandCA
A town of 1,116, settled in 1914.
Is Niland a good place to live?
The best of Niland’s subject grades is a B for walkability; the weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Niland’s July high is 109°F, above both California’s towns (89°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). Only 88 of California’s 1,064 towns score lower on health. Only 4 of California’s 1,064 towns score lower on the outdoors. Niland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Niland has shrunk 25% from 2010 to 2020
1,006 counted in 2010 and 756 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Niland grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Niland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Niland: who provides what
Niland 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 Niland.
Niland faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 97% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Niland’s schools rank behind 56% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the Calipatria Unified school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Smith ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 65 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
A larger share of adults in Niland have diabetes than in the typical California or U.S. town
19% of Niland adults have diabetes, against 12% in California’s towns and 12% across U.S. towns. 39% of adults have high blood pressure in Niland. Niland beats the California average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22.
| Niland | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 22% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Niland | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 21.3% | 10.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 34.1% | 17.9% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13.6% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Niland’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Niland for work: only 0% work in town. 15% of Niland residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Calipatria (11%), Brawley (8%) and San Diego (8%).
| Niland | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Niland has mild winters and hot summers
Niland has warm winters and scorching summers, with very little rain. Niland’s January low is 44°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in Niland sell for about $248K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Salton Sea and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Niland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi LakeSalton Sea
Big draw32 mi National ParkJoshua Tree National Park2.9M visitors a year
3 mi LandmarkSalvation Mountain
5 mi MountainNiland Geyser
17 mi LakeLake Cahuilla
30 mi MuseumNorth Shore Beach and Yacht ClubPhoto credits
Salton Sea: NASA, Public domain · Joshua Tree National Park: Sergiy Galyonkin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Salvation Mountain: Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Niland Geyser: California Department of Transportation, Public domain · Lake Cahuilla: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · North Shore Beach and Yacht Club: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Niland
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Niland; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Niland residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
1,116 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Questions about Niland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Niland, CA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $226,000, 70% below the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.