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92404 vs 92345

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92404 — San Bernardino, CA
45
Area Score
Bottom 6% nationally
92345 — Hesperia, CA
46
Area Score
Bottom 7% nationally

92404 and 92345 receive effectively the same standardized Area Score. Which fits you better depends on which dimensions you weight — the differences below are where they actually diverge.

Signals

92404
92345
Opportunity
30 · Bottom 9%
vs
30 · Bottom 9%
Growth
47 · Bottom 44%
vs
55 · Top 42%
Climate
90 · Top 5%
vs
89 · Top 6%
Physical resilience
7 · Bottom 2%
vs
7 · Bottom 2%
Housing affordability
50 · Bottom 13%
vs
54 · Bottom 16%
Access
100 · Top 2%
vs
94 · Top 45%
Economic stability
48 · Bottom 30%
vs
43 · Bottom 22%

Measured values

Metric9240492345Source period
Population63,24388,7062024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$66,701$69,4852024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$25,579$26,1972024 ACS 5-Year
Population density2,002/sq mi897/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$426,300$400,8002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,476$1,5342024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate50.1%65.7%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate5.6%6.3%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-1.4%-1.4%June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%11.2%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate19.1%17.4%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)10235412 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents0.53.512 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)126.7%-35.4%12 months ending July 2026
Average July high93°F94°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low44°F45°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation9.4"11.6"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport6 mi19 miNASR current cycle
Average commute34.4 min42.6 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age32.532.92024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools16252024-25 school year
Students per teacher20.7824.332024-25 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility94.2%78.8%2024-25 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

92404

Elevated or high exposure: wildfire, earthquake, inland flooding.

92345

Elevated or high exposure: wildfire, earthquake, inland flooding.

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92404
53
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45
Area Score
92345
53
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46
Area Score

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Full profiles: 92404 — San Bernardino, CA · 92345 — Hesperia, CA · How this is calculated: methodology

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