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Place dossier plate
SheetCA-LOMA-LINDA-CA · Loma Linda, CA 25,021 pop · income 64th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Loma Linda
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Loma Linda on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Barstow · lowest
51,811
Barstow · lowest
51,811 median HH income
23.6% of the leader · rank #1
Winnebago · near
82,813
Winnebago · near
82,813 median HH income
37.7% of the leader · rank #2
Highpoint · near
82,822
Highpoint · near
82,822 median HH income
37.7% of the leader · rank #3
Loma Linda · this city
82,824
Loma Linda · this city
82,824 median HH income
37.7% of the leader · rank #4
Patrick AFB · near
82,829
Patrick AFB · near
82,829 median HH income
37.7% of the leader · rank #5
East Merrimack · near
82,829
East Merrimack · near
82,829 median HH income
37.7% of the leader · rank #6
Dix Hills · highest
219,636
Dix Hills · highest
219,636 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Loma Linda on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 25,021.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Loma Linda - the verdict
Nationally, Loma Linda sits in the 64th percentile for household income and the 35th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
64th
percentile, household income
87th
percentile, home value
88th
percentile, median rent
35th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Loma Linda, CA
25,021 people live in Loma Linda, California - a small city by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Loma Linda brings in $82,824 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 7.0%. Typical homes in Loma Linda are valued around $557,800, and the median resident age is 37.0 years. About 51.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 58.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 74 residential building permits were authorized in Loma Linda (Slowing), down 17% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 1878.0 in FBI UCR data, near the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
California carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 110.7 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $2,053 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts California's average monthly utility costs around $275 (state average). Workers in Loma Linda report an average commute of 18.6 minutes, with 69.5% driving alone and 11.9% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 88.7 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Loma Linda's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from schools and households to comparison shortlist to work and mobility to population change to housing and income to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Loma Linda, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, commute-mode shares, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Loma Linda?
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 51.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Which cities make useful reference points for Loma Linda?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within California, the closest population matches are Mountain House (25,108 residents, $171,675 income); Riverbank (24,881 residents, $90,216 income); Seal Beach (24,868 residents, $83,045 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are King of Prussia, PA (25,025 residents); Sienna, TX (25,025 residents); Newport, RI (25,029 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
What does the journey to work look like in Loma Linda?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 69.5%. The reported mean trip to work is 18.6 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Is Loma Linda growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +315 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +1.3% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 74 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Loma Linda?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 6.7 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 7.0%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
6.7×
Home value
$557,800
Household income
$82,824
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Loma Linda?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1878.0 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 18% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
1878.0
Violent rate
341.5
Property rate
1536.6
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Above median income · poverty 7.0% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
110.7 (US=100)
Highest-decile cost · BEA RPP 2024, California average
D
City profile score · Loma Linda, CA
45/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share A
51.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income C+
$82,824
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate C-
7.0%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime F
342 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living F
110.7 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Loma Linda profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 85/100 (A) · 51.9%
Household income: 62/100 (C+) · $82,824
Poverty rate: 53/100 (C-) · 7.0%
Violent crime: 27/100 (F) · 342 /100k
Cost of living: 6/100 (F) · 110.7 index
Where Loma Linda sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Loma Linda's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Loma Linda highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Loma Linda, CA (this city): home $557,800, crime 1,878/100k
Newport, RI : home $669,500, crime 1,667/100k
Hastings, NE : home $177,200, crime 2,325/100k
Norton Shores, MI : home $214,000, crime 2,076/100k
Riverbank, CA : home $442,300, crime 1,689/100k
Seal Beach, CA : home $492,200, crime 3,231/100k
Barstow, CA : home $222,600, crime 3,747/100k
Dinuba, CA : home $267,300, crime 2,768/100k
Norco, CA : home $731,900, crime 2,688/100k
How does Loma Linda compare to other US cities?
Loma Linda measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income64% higher than other cities
Home value87% pricier than other cities
Median rent88% pricier than other cities
Safety35% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at California, Loma Linda ranks #217 of 441 California cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Loma Linda against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to California only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
California-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Loma Linda near the bottom of California's cities
Among the 1,458 California cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Loma Linda ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Loma Linda only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#735 of 1,338
45th percentile in California
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,458
0th percentile in California
Median Home Value
#636 of 1,343
53rd percentile in California
Poverty Rate
#684 of 1,450
52nd percentile in California
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#252 of 1,458
83rd percentile in California
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within California only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
64th percentile nationally for median household income · 35th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Loma Linda's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Loma Linda's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Loma Linda's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$557,80013th percentilemore affordable than 13% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Loma Linda's home-value-to-income ratio: 6.7×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#14,553 of 15,516
More affordable than 6% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#3,079 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 6.7×, Loma Linda sits in the pressured band:
national rank #14,553 of 15,516 and #3,079 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$82,824Loma Linda, CA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Loma Linda, CA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Loma Linda, CA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)51.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)7.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)58.1%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
25,021
Median Income
$82,824
Median Home Value
$557,800
Median Age
37.0
Poverty Rate
7.0%
Labor force participation
58.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
51.9%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1878.0
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
341.5
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1536.6
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Loma Linda's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
24,906 residents
2021
25,119 residents
2022
25,171 residents
2023
25,276 residents
2024
25,301 residents
2025
25,221 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Slowing
Total Permits (2024)
74
housing units authorized
Single-Family
74
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
89
19
70
$8.6M
2020
81
21
60
$8.5M
2021
112
25
87
$11.0M
2022
28
28
0
$3.8M
2023
13
7
6
$1.1M
2024
74
74
0
$21.4M
Permit volume decreased 17% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
18.6 minutes
Drive Alone
69.5%
Carpool
10.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
6.8%
Work from Home
11.9%
Other
1.8%
Based on 11,801 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
California statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $275
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across California at $275 (electricity about $150 , water and sewer about $70 ).
These are California statewide averages, not a meter reading for Loma Linda. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
California's BEA cost-of-living index is 110.7 (Well Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Loma Linda is $2,053/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to California statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 88.7 / 100 (Very High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a California statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Loma Linda sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Loma Linda compares to similar-size California cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.