The 10 Worst Rancho Cucamonga Suburbs For 2021

The 10 Worst Rancho Cucamonga Suburbs To Live For 2021

We'll get the ball rolling with San Bernardino, the absolute worst place to live around Rancho Cucamonga according to the data.

And in the world of worst rankings, San Bernardino beat the competition pretty handily thanks to scoring in the bottom 15% in three major categories. Income is the worst in the Rancho Cucamonga area, and to make matters worse, the city ranks 3rd worst when it comes to home values.

But hey, at least it's cheap to live there. But there's a reason for that... it's San Bernardino.

You won't feel bad about not having a great income for the area, there aren't a bunch of places to spend your money anyway.

Welcome to Hesperia. Home to KMart, Big Lots, and a lot of gas stations.

This city is 23.6 miles to Rancho Cucamonga. Income levels here are the 4th lowest in the metro area, where families bring in about $53,561 a year, which doesn't go a long ways even on a shoestring budget.

But on the bright side, there are a lot of fast food joints in the area.

Back up the highway we go for the third worst Rancho Cucamonga suburb you can live in. You might have expected to see Rialto on here. While the cost of living is low, your entertainment and work options are limited. And that's an understatement.

In terms of numbers, it's in the worst 15% for insurance, and the adult high school drop out rate is poor compared to other Rancho Cucamonga suburbs.

But at least there are nice parks to bring the kids during the day.

If you live in Jurupa Valley, most likely you struggle to make ends meet every month. It ranks as the 19th lowest Rancho Cucamonga suburb when it comes to residents making money.

Not only that, but this is the 4th worst unemployed suburb you can live in if you choose to live near Rancho Cucamonga. Remember, we looked at 52 cities for this study.

Jurupa Valley is about 10.0 miles to downtown.

Highland has the distinction of being a Rancho Cucamonga suburb. Which means that's about all it has going for it.

All snarkiness aside, Highland has the 8th lowest home values in the metro Rancho Cucamonga area, where the median price is $330,200. To put that into perspective, in Yorba Linda, the median income is $165,000, which is the best in the area.

Highland has an unemployment rate of 8.32% which ranks 6th worst.

Colton has 54,580 residents that probably know it's a pretty crummy place to live when you look at the data. (Or, if you've ever been there, you don't need to look at the data.)

Incomes are towards the bottom and the poverty rate sits at 15.063617923658493%.

Ah, Moreno Valley. You rank as the 7th worst place to live around Rancho Cucamonga.

It's the place with the 5th most out of work residents in the Rancho Cucamonga metro area (8.36%).

Pomona is a city about 12.1 miles from Rancho Cucamonga, but Rancho Cucamonga probably wishes it was further away. It ranks as the 8th worst burb for 2018.

You'd be hard pressed to find a worse place to live. Pomona has the 7th most uninsured people, 9th worst incomes, and has the 10th highest unemployment rate (7.1%) in the entire Rancho Cucamonga metro area.

Homes only cost $394,500 for a reason. That's cheap for Rancho Cucamonga standards.

If you absolutely have to live near Rancho Cucamonga, then Montclair might be a place for you to consider as it's only the 9th worst Rancho Cucamonga suburb.

About 7.47% of residents are out of work.

Rounding out the ten worst Rancho Cucamonga suburbs to call home is El Monte.

Located 26.8 miles outside the city, El Montes is a real pit when you look at the data. Its residents have the 19th highest unemployment rate (6.24%), and poverty is far above the area average.