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California · San Bernardino County

Montclair Homes,
By the Numbers.

Montclair is a city of about 37,650 people in San Bernardino County, near Pomona, Upland and Claremont. I help buyers and sellers across Southern California, Montclair included.

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The real city limit
$653K
Typical Home Value
+0.6%
Change in One Year
38K
Residents
The place

The Story of
Montclair.

Montclair, in San Bernardino County, is a city of roughly 37,650 residents.

It dates to 1956. There are 10 parks inside the boundary. The biggest is Saratoga Park, at about 12 acres. For a day out there is Montclair Place.

The map shows 34 places to eat and drink, with Chinese, Boba tea and Mexican the most common. There are 11 public schools inside the boundary, run by Ontario-Montclair. On price, Montclair is the 7th most affordable of 122 cities on my map at about $653K for the typical home, and values are up 88% in ten years.

Assembled from the U.S. Census Bureau, Wikidata, OpenStreetMap and the California Department of Education.

1956Established
37,650People, 2024 estimate
10Parks
46Acres of parks
11Public schools
34Places to eat

Ten Years of
Montclair Home Values.

The typical home value, month by month. Move across the chart to read any month.

$653,332
September 2026
+0.6% 1 year+19% 5 years+88% 10 years
$675K$327K
20182020202220242026

The highest point in these ten years is $675,017, in January 2025.

What Your Money Buys
in Montclair.

Typical values by home size and type, so you can match the city to your budget before you tour anything.

By bedroom count

Tap a row to load that price into the payment tool below.

Houses and condos

Single-family house$663K
Condo or townhome$473K

A house costs about $190,449 more than a condo here.

The range

$559Klower-priced third$653Ktypical$730Kupper third

What a Montclair Home
Costs Per Month.

Move the sliders. The rate is this week's average, so the number is honest.

Renting in Montclair

$2,895/mo

Typical asking rent, September 2026. That is +5.8% from a year ago. Over a year that is $34,740 in rent.

Owning, at your settings above

 

Set a price and down payment in the tool above and this compares it with the rent.

Where Montclair Sits
Among 122 Cities.

Every dot is a city on my map, lined up from least to most expensive. Tap any dot to open that city.

Montclair
$459K$3.71M
  • 7th most affordable of 122 cities on my map by typical home value. The middle city is at $910K; Montclair is at $653K.
  • 102nd of 122 for price growth over the past year (+0.6%), where 1st grew the most.
  • 47th of 104 for typical rent ($2,895 a month), where 1st is the highest rent.

Montclair and the cities closest to it

Claremont$1.01MLa Verne$934KUpland$814KPomona$674K
Montclair$653K
Outdoors

Parks and Open Space
in Montclair.

10 parks, about 46 acres of them in all. Sizes are measured from each park's mapped outline. Tap any park to see it on the map.

ParkSaratoga Park12 acres
ParkSunset Park8.1 acres
ParkWilderness Basin Park5.5 acres
ParkHoffman Park4.4 acres
ParkKingsley Park3.4 acres
ParkMoreno Vista Park3.4 acres

More parks: Essex Park, MacArthur Park, Sunrise Park, Golden Girls Softball Field.

Weekends

Things to Do and
Places to Hang Out.

Real places inside Montclair. Tap any one to see it on the map.

Gallery

  • Art's Sideshow

Movie theater

  • AMC Dine-in Montclair Place 12

Shopping center

  • Montclair Place

Market

  • El Gran Chaparral

Library

  • Montclair Library
Food and drink

Where Montclair
Eats and Drinks.

34 places are on the map inside Montclair: 26 restaurants, 8 cafes. 24 of them are local, not chains.

24 local spots10 chain locations

What is on the menu

The kitchens you find most often here.

Chinese4
Boba tea3
Mexican3
American2
Tacos2
Seafood2
Sushi2

Local spots on the map

  • Coffee BarCafe
  • Tokyo KitchenJapanese
  • Bee & TeaBoba tea
  • Rodrigo's Mexican GrillMexican
  • Juice n' BowlsJuice
  • The Taco ManTacos
  • Szechuwan GardenChinese
  • Sushi One SpotSushi
  • The Canyon GrillRestaurant
  • Pier 88Seafood

Listed from OpenStreetMap, not a ranking or a recommendation. Restaurants open and close, so check hours before you go.

Montclair on the Map.

The outline is the official city limit. The dots are its public schools, parks, things to do and local food. Tap the chips to show or hide each kind. Pick any nearby city to open its guide.

11 public schools inside the Montclair limits

8Elementary
2Middle
1High

Public high schools inside Montclair: Montclair High.

School district: Ontario-Montclair.

See every school by name

Elementary

  • Buena Vista Arts-Integrated
  • Howard Elementary
  • Kingsley Elementary
  • Lehigh Elementary
  • Monte Vista Elementary
  • Montera Elementary
  • Moreno Elementary
  • Ramona Elementary

Middle

  • Serrano Middle
  • Vernon Middle

High

  • Montclair High

Counted from the California Department of Education school directory by each campus location. Which school a home is assigned to depends on the address, so confirm with the district before you buy.

Montclair Questions,
Answered.

What is the typical home value in Montclair, CA?

As of September 2026, the typical home in Montclair is worth about $653,332, based on the Zillow Home Value Index. Prices vary a lot by street, lot size and condition, so ask for a valuation of your specific home.

Are home values in Montclair going up or down?

The typical home value in Montclair is up 0.6% over the past year, from about $649,697 to about $653,332. Over ten years it is up 88%.

How much is a 3-bedroom home in Montclair?

Typical values in Montclair by bedroom count: 2 bedroom about $520,138, 3 bedroom about $651,313, 4 bedroom about $685,152, 5+ bedroom about $790,311. Source: Zillow Home Value Index, September 2026.

What is the typical rent in Montclair?

The typical asking rent in Montclair is about $2,895 a month as of September 2026, based on the Zillow Observed Rent Index.

How many public schools are in Montclair?

11 public schools sit inside the Montclair boundary: 8 elementary, 2 middle and 1 high. They belong to Ontario-Montclair. School assignment depends on the home address, so confirm with the district.

What are the biggest parks in Montclair?

Montclair has 10 parks. The largest are Saratoga Park (about 12 acres), Sunset Park (about 8.1 acres) and Wilderness Basin Park (about 5.5 acres). Sizes are measured from OpenStreetMap.

What cities are near Montclair?

Montclair is in San Bernardino County. The closest cities I cover are Pomona, Upland, Claremont and La Verne.

How do I find out what my Montclair home is worth?

Enter your address on the home valuation form at jessetek.net/valuation. You get an automated estimate right away and a Comparative Market Analysis from Jesse within 24 hours, with no obligation.

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index, typical value, September 2026. Rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index, September 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 estimate. Schools: California Department of Education public school directory. Parks, places and restaurants: OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau.

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