Is San Antonio Heights a good place to live?
The picture is mixed. Hazard risk is its weak spot: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 99% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. It also trails on cost of living — the typical home is worth about $1.1 million, 12 years of the Riverside metro’s $90K median household income. Its best grade is for health (A): it is healthier than 91% of U.S. towns. Incomes are another plus (A−): the median household earns $139K. Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns. That places it 217th of 841 in California. San Antonio Heights’ density of trails is 1.7 miles per square mile, where California’s towns sit at 1.0 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap.
How San Antonio Heights grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far San Antonio Heights is from typical.
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What makes San Antonio Heights stand out
Where San Antonio Heights beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
96% of working residents leave San Antonio Heights for work
Where San Antonio Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in San Antonio Heights.
San Antonio Heights has less tooth loss than most of California and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of California.
0% of San Antonio Heights is conserved land
There are 4.5 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. One park or preserve covers 2 acres in San Antonio Heights.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Angeles National Forest | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Very high risk in San Antonio Heights, with inland flooding at the top
Of the losses FEMA expects in San Antonio Heights, 49% come from inland flooding and 28% from wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
San Antonio Heights’ grade for health is an A
Its widest gap with California is tooth loss: 4.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 10.6% statewide. Against the 3,681 U.S. towns with household incomes like San Antonio Heights’s, it is healthier than 69%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Nearly a third of San Antonio Heights adults feel lonely. Of 32 CDC measures, San Antonio Heights beats the California average on 17 and trails it on 3. Two figures for adults here: 8% smoke cigarettes, 17% get no exercise outside work.
| San Antonio Heights | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 11% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 24% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | San Antonio Heights | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.1% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.9% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most people working in San Antonio Heights commute elsewhere
San Antonio Heights has 333 jobs for its 1,421 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
San Antonio Heights’ average commute comes in at 32 minutes. Only 4% of working residents stay in San Antonio Heights for work; the rest commute out. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 112, to 333. In San Antonio Heights, 19% of workers work from home.
| San Antonio Heights | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $139,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 19% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Young adults are less common in San Antonio Heights than in California
Adults 18 to 34 are just over one in ten residents (24% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (39% statewide). For adults 25 and older in San Antonio Heights, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 44%. In San Antonio Heights, the midpoint age is 47.5 years.
| San Antonio Heights | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.5 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| San Antonio Heights | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.5% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.7% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.3% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.7% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.7% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.5% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.2% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 13.5% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.1% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.1% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
In San Antonio Heights, expect mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 45.6°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.1°.
Snow is almost unheard of. San Antonio Heights’ July high stands at 92°F.
| San Antonio Heights | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 46°F | 40°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 89°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
San Antonio Heights’ grade for cost of living is a D−
At 12 years of the Riverside metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 86% of California towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. The median property tax bill is $9,348, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Among households in San Antonio Heights, 84% own their home. The midpoint rent in the town is $1,683 a month.
| San Antonio Heights | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,683 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about San Antonio Heights
Disneyland and 175 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around San Antonio Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw29 mi Theme parkKnott's Berry Farm4.5M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaCrypto.com ArenaPhoto credits
Disneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Knott's Berry Farm: Phydend at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Crypto.com Arena: Troutfarm27, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to San Antonio Heights: who provides what
San Antonio Heights 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.
Colleges nearby
21 within 15 miles of the center of San Antonio Heights
About 6 of every 100 San Antonio Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
San Antonio Heights’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with San Antonio Heights.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio Heights | #217 | B− | D− | — | B+ | A |
| Upland | #327 | C+ | D− | C | B+ | A− |
| Rancho Cucamonga | #147 | B | D− | — | A | A− |
| Claremont | #185 | B− | D− | C− | A− | A |
San Antonio Heights and Rancho Cucamonga report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare San Antonio Heights with a neighbor →
Questions about San Antonio Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is San Antonio Heights, CA a good place to live?
San Antonio Heights grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #217 of 841 in California. It grades A for health and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is San Antonio Heights, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,072,000, 41% above 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 D−.
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