The 10 Worst San Bernardino Suburbs For 2022

The 10 Worst San Bernardino Suburbs To Live For 2022

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

And in the world of worst rankings, Hesperia beat the competition pretty handily thanks to scoring in the bottom 15% in three major categories. Income is the 2nd worst in the San Bernardino area, and to make matters worse, the city ranks 4th 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 Hesperia.

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

This city is 26.9 miles to San Bernardino. Income levels here are the 5th lowest in the metro area, where families bring in about $55,155 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 San Bernardino suburb you can live in. You might have expected to see Banning 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 San Bernardino suburbs.

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

If you live in San Jacinto, most likely you struggle to make ends meet every month. It ranks as the 8th lowest San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino. Remember, we looked at 34 cities for this study.

San Jacinto is about 29.5 miles to downtown.

Apple Valley has the distinction of being a San Bernardino suburb. Which means that's about all it has going for it.

All snarkiness aside, Apple Valley has the 6th lowest home values in the metro San Bernardino area, where the median price is $270,400. To put that into perspective, in El Cerrito, the median income is $127,881, which is the best in the area.

Apple Valley has an unemployment rate of 9.72% which ranks 3rd worst.

Perris has 77,708 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 13.396243511578838%.

Ah, Rialto. You rank as the 7th worst place to live around San Bernardino.

It's the place with the 2nd most out of work residents in the San Bernardino metro area (10.63%).

Highland is a city about 7.6 miles from San Bernardino, but San Bernardino 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. Highland has the 10th most uninsured people, 11th worst incomes, and has the 10th highest unemployment rate (7.71%) in the entire San Bernardino metro area.

Homes only cost $338,500 for a reason. That's cheap for San Bernardino standards.

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

About 6.75% of residents are out of work.

Rounding out the ten worst San Bernardino suburbs to call home is Montclair.

Located 23.6 miles outside the city, Montclairs is a real pit when you look at the data. Its residents have the 13th highest unemployment rate (7.21%), and poverty is far above the area average.