The 10 Cheapest San Bernardino, CA Neighborhoods To Live In For 2024


The cheapest San Bernardino neighborhoods are Roosevelt and Curtis for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

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Everything else equal, we can all agree that living in a cheaper place is better than living in a more expensive place.

I’d much rather pay $500/mo in rent than $1,000. And I’d rather pay $2 for coffee than $5.

And while every neighbhorhood in San Bernardino might be more expensive than living in rural California, there are certain neighborhoods that are definitely cheaper.

What exactly are those San Bernardino neighborhoods where your dollar goes a little further — you can get that one bedroom instead of the studio?

Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and determine which neighborhoods in San Bernardino are the cheapest using Saturday Night Science.

The Cheapest Neighborhoods In San Bernardino For 2024

  1. Roosevelt
  2. Curtis
  3. East Valley
  4. Terrace
  5. Pacific
  6. Lankershim
  7. Rancho West
  8. Hudson
  9. Carvedale
  10. Yerdemont

What’s the cheapest neighborhood to live in San Bernardino for 2024? According to the most recent census data, Roosevelt looks to be the cheapest San Bernardino neighborhood to live in.

At this point, we should make it clear that you do get what you pay for — some of these neighborhoods might not be the best places to live in San Bernardino. You could be sacrificing location or crime rates for more space and cheaper groceries.

Read on to see how we determined the places around San Bernardino that deserve a little bragging rights, or maybe you’re interested in the worst neighborhoods in San Bernardino.

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Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In San Bernardino For 2024

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 3,970
Cost Of Living Index: 101 (18th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.5 (4th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.018 (3rd cheapest)
More on Roosevelt: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 2,114
Cost Of Living Index: 99 (12th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 4.2 (18th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.017 (2nd cheapest)
More on Curtis: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Population: 3,248
Cost Of Living Index: 90 (2nd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.8 (8th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.026 (33rd cheapest)
More on East Valley: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 8,754
Cost Of Living Index: 99 (12th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.6 (5th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.025 (29th cheapest)
More on Terrace: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 9,989
Cost Of Living Index: 104 (24th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 4.1 (15th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.019 (10th cheapest)
More on Pacific: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 7,679
Cost Of Living Index: 92 (3rd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.9 (cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.031 (45th cheapest)
More on Lankershim: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 8,912
Cost Of Living Index: 101 (18th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 4.3 (20th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.02 (11th cheapest)
More on Rancho West: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 3,996
Cost Of Living Index: 103 (2cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 4.1 (13th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.02 (16th cheapest)
More on Hudson: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 2,320
Cost Of Living Index: 107 (36th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.8 (9th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.018 (5th cheapest)
More on Carvedale: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 8,709
Cost Of Living Index: 123 (49th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.5 (2nd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.017 (cheapest)
More on Yerdemont: Data | Real Estate

Methodology: How We Determined The Cheapest San Bernardino Hoods In 2024

To rank the cheapest places to live in San Bernardino, we had to determine what criteria define “cheap” and then apply Saturday Night Science.

Using Census and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:

  • Overall Cost Of Living
  • Rent To Income Ratio
  • Median Home Value To Income Ratio

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 49 in each category, where 1 was the cheapest.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a cheap neighborhood index.

And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest cheapest neighborhood index, the “Cheapest City Neighborhood In San Bernardino.” We’re lookin’ at you, Roosevelt.

We updated this article for 2024. This is our fourth time ranking the cheapest neighborhoods to live in San Bernardino. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from cheapest to most expensive.

Summary: Lowest Cost Places To Live In San Bernardino

If you’re measuring the neighborhoods in San Bernardino where prices are low, and it’s cheap to live, this is an accurate list.

The most affordable neighborhoods in San Bernardino are Roosevelt, Curtis, East Valley, Terrace, Pacific, Lankershim, Rancho West, Hudson, Carvedale, and Yerdemont.

As mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in San Bernardino aren’t all cheap. Ridgeline takes the title of the most expensive neighborhood to live in San Bernardino.

The most expensive neighborhoods in San Bernardino are Ridgeline, University, Delman, Ne-Sterling, and Carousel.

We ranked the neighborhoods from cheapest to most expensive in the chart below.

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Detailed List Of The Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In San Bernardino For 2024

Rank Neighborhood Cost Of Living Index
1 Roosevelt 101
2 Curtis 99
3 East Valley 90
4 Terrace 99
5 Pacific 104
6 Lankershim 92
7 Rancho West 101
8 Hudson 103
9 Carvedale 107
10 Yerdemont 123
11 Amtrak 97
12 Riverview 108
13 Valley College 104
14 North Park 113
15 Nena 109
16 Belevedere 111
17 Cimmeron 105
18 Muscupiabe 104
19 Show Place 105
20 Sandin Hills 110
21 Drnag 104
22 Muscoy 106
23 International 87
24 Kendall 111
25 South Pointe 105
26 Seccombe Lane 94
27 Alessandro 97
28 San Gorgonio 99
29 Wildwood Park 107
30 La Plaza 100
31 Dmv 95
32 Cajon 110
33 Wilson 105
34 Sbhs 99
35 Perris Hills 105
36 Blair Park 111
37 Arrowhead 107
38 Lytle Creek 99
39 Feldheym 99
40 California 111
41 Hi-30 105
42 Mount Vernon 102
43 Valley View 101
44 Arrowview 105
45 Carousel 94
46 Ne-Sterling 100
47 Delman 105
48 University 112
49 Ridgeline 117
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

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