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Big Bear Lake had 5,041 residents in July 2026 and is a city in the United States. In July 2026, median household income was US$76,250 a year. The city had 7 schools in 2026. In 2026, there were 5,591 physicians per 100,000 residents.

Last checked 2026-09-1926 sources

Population5,018people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary3,100EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,278EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate5.28%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
PM2.5, annual mean7.95µg/m³country median 7.0 — 13% aboveOfficial source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Big Bear Lake?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Big Bear Lake.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,454 per month, while the median home value was US$576,700 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 65%, and the vacancy rate was 76.3% in July 2026. 62.5% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Big Bear Lake recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet19Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan20Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,454/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent62.46 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)76.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,498 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent1,278 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Is Big Bear Lake a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–57%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%
Student47%strong on education, weak on safety · range 36–58%
Family53%strong on family, weak on safety · range 40–66%
Retirement45%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 34–56%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

16.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 824 of 5,018 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Big Bear Lake is 5.3%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income76,250 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband84.36 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with a broadband subscription96.32 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with internet but no subscription0.3 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households without internet3.38 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with satellite internet2.3 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Median gross salary3,100 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)22Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,576 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov21Official
Unemployment rate5.28 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Big Bear Lake?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,576 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,230of €2,810 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,810
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,498
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,230
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Big Bear Lake. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Big Bear Lake. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher92.96 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Schools7 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count14Official
School enrolment, share of residents20.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio237 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents5,591 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Preventable hospitalizations2,823 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Big Bear Lake when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time24.72 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.8 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by public transport2.45 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers walking to work2.69 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Nearest airportRBF3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Distance to nearest airport6 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Big Bear Lake. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Big Bear Lake.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Big Bear Lake is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7.95 µg/m³country median 7.031 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202411Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 7.83 · Feb 7.61 · Mar 10.67 · Apr 14.06 · May 18.78 · Jun 23.94 · Jul 26.5 · Aug 25.94 · Sep 22.78 · Oct 17.44 · Nov 11.94 · Dec 7.89 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -4.67 · Feb -4.61 · Mar -2.78 · Apr -0.556 · May 2.89 · Jun 6.39 · Jul 10.28 · Aug 9.72 · Sep 6.67 · Oct 1.67 · Nov -2.33 · Dec -4.72 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.56 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 3.94 · Apr 6.78 · May 10.83 · Jun 15.17 · Jul 18.39 · Aug 17.83 · Sep 14.72 · Oct 9.56 · Nov 4.78 · Dec 1.56 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 114.6 · Feb 111.5 · Mar 60.2 · Apr 19.81 · May 10.67 · Jun 3.81 · Jul 17.53 · Aug 20.83 · Sep 10.16 · Oct 20.07 · Nov 34.29 · Dec 84.07 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading108.3 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean9.43 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites8 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation693.1 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature20.03 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature8.76 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature0.3 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Bend ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Traunreut (Germany) ±2.9 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±2.9 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±2.9 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±2.9 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±3.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 824 is not 7.1% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share7.08 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official
Foreign residents824 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density309.9 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau9Official
Population5,018 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program18Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value576,700 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Owner-occupied homes64.95 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Labour force participation rate62.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Residents born abroad16.35 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents9.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Non-citizens, share of residents7.08 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Flu vaccination coverage65.54 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage6Official
Mammography screening coverage72.3 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate7Official
Residents without health insurance8.99 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher33.85 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies30 Jun 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available95.06 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database1 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Transit passenger trips, 2022591,613 trips4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Transit vehicles in peak service, 202229 vehicles4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers aged 16 and over2,494 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers mainly working from home20.81 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households using cellular data plans93.5 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official

Alternatives for people set on Big Bear Lake

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Beaumont as a Big Bear Lake alternative in the same region

36 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Residents: 60,835 Beaumont vs 5,018 Big Bear Lake+1112%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,075 Beaumont vs €3,100 Big Bear Lake+31%
  • Nearest airport: 12.0 km Beaumont vs 6.0 km Big Bear Lake+100%
  • Foreign residents: 4.3% Beaumont vs 7.1% Big Bear Lake−39%
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.7 µg/m³ Beaumont vs 7.9 µg/m³ Big Bear Lake−15%
  • Unemployment: 4.9% Beaumont vs 5.3% Big Bear Lake−7%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,576 Beaumont vs €3,576 Big Bear Lakesame level
Full comparisonMore about Beaumont

Plainfield as a Big Bear Lake alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2633 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 5,018 Big Bear Lake+897%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €3,100 Big Bear Lake+56%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 5.3% Big Bear Lake−29%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,576 Big Bear Lake+13%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 6.0 km Big Bear Lake+50%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 7.1% Big Bear Lake−14%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 7.9 µg/m³ Big Bear Lakesame level
Full comparisonMore about Plainfield

Cities near Big Bear Lake

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Big Bear City 5.9 km away
Rent
1,713 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,234 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Lucerne Valley 23.3 km away
Rent
1,091 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,260 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Big Bear Lake, nearest in population first.

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South Highpoint5,018 residentsDuquesne5,019 residentsIsland Park5,019 residentsMinot Air Force Base5,017 residentsRichland Center5,020 residentsMechanicville5,021 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Big Bear Lake?

The median gross salary is 3,576 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Big Bear Lake?

The unemployment rate is 5.28 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Big Bear Lake?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.95 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How many people live in Big Bear Lake?

The published population is 5,018 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Big Bear Lake?

824 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Big Bear Lake a good place to live?

Big Bear Lake may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Big Bear Lake?

Big Bear City, Lucerne Valley are near Big Bear Lake. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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Sources

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  2. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
  3. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  4. ACS median gross rent api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  5. ACS total population api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  6. CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  7. CDC mammography screening rate data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
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  1. EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024 aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-07-26
  2. FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  3. HRSA mental health provider ratio data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  4. NCES CCD public school count nces.ed.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  5. NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
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  8. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program www2.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  9. Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
  10. Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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