Piñon HillsCA
A town of 7,065.
Is Piñon Hills a good place to live?
Piñon Hills grades D− overall, ranked 839th of 841 in California, mostly because of incomes and health. The median household income is $68K, and 19% of residents live below the poverty line. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 87% of the country. Piñon Hills’ average trip to work is 49 minutes, above both California’s towns (28 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 66 of California’s 1,063 towns score lower on walkability. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 98% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top.
97% of working residents leave Piñon Hills for work
Where Piñon Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Piñon Hills grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Piñon Hills is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Piñon Hills: who provides what
Piñon Hills 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 Piñon Hills.
Piñon Hills sends most of its workers to Los Angeles and beyond and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of California.
Piñon Hills has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
65 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Angeles National Forest, at 29 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Angeles National Forest | 0.2 mi | 29 |
| 2. Piñon Hills Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Piñon Hills’ schools rank behind 58% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the Snowline Joint Unified school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinon Hills ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 566 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Earthquakes leads a very high hazard risk in Piñon Hills
Since 2025, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Piñon Hills.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For health, Piñon Hills earns a D
31% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Piñon Hills. Piñon Hills beats the California average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Piñon Hills.
| Piñon Hills | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 22% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 11% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Piñon Hills | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 5.1% |
| More smokers | 18.3% | 10.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.2% | 5.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Piñon Hills’ typical home value is about $457K
The typical Piñon Hills home is worth about $457,000, up 0.6% in a year, 40% below the California typical home. Piñon Hills’ median rent is $1,672 a month.
| Piñon Hills | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 80% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,672 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents commute out of Piñon Hills
Piñon Hills has 310 jobs for its 1,977 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 49.2 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
Most working residents leave Piñon Hills for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Los Angeles (6%), San Bernardino (5%) and Phelan (5%). Half commute less than 35 miles.
| Piñon Hills | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $68,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers in Piñon Hills
January nights average 36.4°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 77% of California places with climate records; July afternoons average 91°.
Piñon Hills has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Piñon Hills is 91°F.
| Piñon Hills | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 91°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 41°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mount San Antonio and 56 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Piñon Hills. Close and well known come first.
11 mi MountainMount San Antonio
36 mi MuseumThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
40 mi MuseumRichard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
40 mi Park & preserveVasquez Rocks
26 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Arena
36 mi TheatrePasadena PlayhousePhoto credits
Mount San Antonio: The original uploader was Tillman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens: By Aaron Logan, CC BY 1.0 · Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum: The original uploader was Sorcha at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Vasquez Rocks: Thomas from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Toyota Arena: jondoeforty1, CC BY 2.0 · Pasadena Playhouse: Flickr user Canon in 2D, CC BY 2.0
Everything we know about Piñon Hills
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Piñon Hills; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Piñon Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Piñon Hills
Census-designated place in California, United States
Piñon Hills (from piñón, Spanish for 'pine nut') is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, near the Los Angeles County line. It is located along Pearblossom Highway, 28 miles east of Palmdale, and 15 miles west of the Cajon Pass where Pearblossom Highway meets Interstate 15. The town lies within 25 miles of Hesperia and Victorville. Piñon Hills is in a tri-community that consists of Piñon Hills, Phelan, and Wrightwood. The elevation is 4,173 feet (1,272 m). The population was 7,258 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,173 ft
- ZIP code
- 92372
- Area code
- 760
Piñon Hills’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Piñon Hills.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piñon Hills | #839 | D− | D | — | C+ | D |
| Phelan | #710 | D− | C− | — | C+ | C |
Piñon Hills and Phelan report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Piñon Hills with a neighbor →
Questions about Piñon Hills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Piñon Hills, CA a good place to live?
Piñon Hills grades D− overall, in the bottom 2% of U.S. towns and #839 of 841 in California. It grades D for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Piñon Hills, CA expensive?
Yes. That is 5.1 years of the area's median household income ($89,662 across the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.