Big Bear City, CA Housing Market & City Data

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13,463
Population Estimate
$256,368
Median Home Value
94.0%
Employment Rate
17.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$355
Median Listing Price$450,000
Median Days on Market96
Active Listings321
New Listings48
Total Listings (Active + Pending)357
Avg Listing Price$551,936
Avg Listing Price Change MoM0%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-6%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.04
Family Dual Income41.9
Median Household Income$51,875
Median Individual Income$28,244
Home Ownership65.0%
Home Value$256,368
Median Rent$1,113
Rent Burden32.0%
Poverty16.4%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED10.1%
  • Highschool Education29.9%
  • Some College42.3%
  • Bachelors Degree12.6%
  • Graduate Degree5.1%
  • Total College or Above17.7%
  • Stem Degree37.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.8%
  • Female50.2%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married48.2%
  • Divorced16.3%
  • Never Married27.5%
  • Widowed7.9%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityBig Bear City
State IDCA
Population13,463

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1826.0%
19–2911.2%
30–3910.1%
40–4910.9%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.0%
60–6914.5%
70–798.2%
80+4.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation55.2%
Unemployment Rate6.0%
Disabled14.3%

ETHNICITY

White94.7%
Black1.2%
Asian0.6%
Native American0.8%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.4%
Multiple2.2%

OTHER

Hispanic26.8%
Limited English2.0%
Health Uninsured9.3%
Veteran11.2%

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Neighborhoods in Big Bear City, CA

Get to know neighborhoods in Big Bear City, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Sky Valley

    Sky Valley Estates ↗

    Median asking price
    $449,999
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    10
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.3/10 · 3 schools

  • Maple Ridge

    Maple Ridge ↗

    Median asking price
    $509,950
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    3
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.5/10 · 4 schools

  • Baldwin Lake

    Baldwin Lake ↗

    Median asking price
    —
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    2
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.3/10 · 3 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.