How much do homeowners pay a month in Big Bear City, CA?

Name: Homeowner costs in Big Bear City, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Big Bear City, CA pay a median of $1,950 (±$103) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $676 (±$108).

68.7% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Big Bear City, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,491 in 2015–2019 to $1,950 in 2020–2024 (+30.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $1,950 (±$103)
Without a mortgage: $676 (±$108)
Owned with a mortgage: 68.7%

Monthly owner costs in Big Bear City

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Big Bear City	San Bernardino County	California	United States
With a mortgage	$1,950 (±$103)	$2,368 (±$18)	$2,946 (±$5)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$676 (±$108)	$678 (±$10)	$829 (±$3)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	68.7% (±6.6 points)	68.7% (±0.5 points)	67.4% (±0.1 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$3,625 (±$213)	$3,538 (±$36)	$5,124 (±$17)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Big Bear City, the median cost with a mortgage is lower than in San Bernardino County ($2,368).

It is also lower than in California ($2,946).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,963).

In San Bernardino County, Big Bear City ranks 32 of 46 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 834 of 1,051.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How owner costs in Big Bear City have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,491 (±$100)	$1,950 (±$103)	+30.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$2,461 (±$110)	$3,625 (±$213)	+47.3%	Up after inflation
Median home value	$257,200 (±$17,223)	$463,500 (±$25,429)	+80.2%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Big Bear City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Big Bear City
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Big Bear City	—	$1,950 (±$103)	—
Big Bear Lake	5.6 mi	$2,148 (±$244)	Not measurably different
Lucerne Valley	14 mi	$1,902 (±$227)	Not measurably different
Running Springs	18 mi	$2,138 (±$121)	Higher
Morongo Valley	18 mi	$1,689 (±$125)	Lower
Yucaipa	21 mi	$2,524 (±$132)	Higher
Cherry Valley	21 mi	$2,066 (±$234)	Not measurably different
Lake Arrowhead	22 mi	$2,560 (±$222)	Higher
Homestead Valley	22 mi	$1,800 (±$219)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Morongo Valley, CA ($1,689).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Running Springs, CA ($2,138), Yucaipa, CA ($2,524), Lake Arrowhead, CA ($2,560).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across San Bernardino County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
26	Colton	$2,016 (±$95)
27	Spring Valley Lake	$2,006 (±$212)
28	Bloomington	$2,004 (±$155)
29	Victorville	$1,991 (±$48)
30	Apple Valley	$1,986 (±$85)
31	Hesperia	$1,975 (±$69)
32	Big Bear City	$1,950 (±$103)
33	Lucerne Valley	$1,902 (±$227)
34	Yucca Valley	$1,900 (±$101)
35	Adelanto	$1,861 (±$95)
36	Homestead Valley	$1,800 (±$219)
37	Morongo Valley	$1,689 (±$125)
38	Mountain View Acres	$1,684 (±$142)

Showing 13 of 46 places in San Bernardino County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Big Bear City is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Big Bear City

What is the average mortgage payment in Big Bear City?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Big Bear City, CA is $1,950 (±$103) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Big Bear City?

Owners without a mortgage in Big Bear City pay a median of $676 (±$108) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Big Bear City gone up?

In Big Bear City, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,491 in 2015–2019 to $1,950 in 2020–2024 (+30.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Big Bear City CDP, California (place:06406, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.