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California · San Bernardino County

Ontario Homes,
By the Numbers.

Ontario is a city of about 185,285 people in San Bernardino County, near Eastvale, Chino and Montclair. I help buyers and sellers across Southern California, Ontario included.

The real city limit
$662K
Typical Home Value
-0.1%
Change in One Year
185K
Residents
The place

The Story of
Ontario.

Ontario, in San Bernardino County, is a city of roughly 185,285 residents.

The name comes from Ontario. For green space, Ontario has 34 parks, led by Ontario Grand Park at roughly 137 acres. Golfers have Whispering Lakes Golf Course. Local draws include Ontario Mills, Chaffey Community Museum of Art and AMC DINE-IN Ontario Mills 30.

Everest College is here too. The map shows 92 places to eat and drink, with American, Mexican and Pizza the most common. There are 34 public schools inside the boundary, run by Ontario-Montclair, Mountain View Elementary and Chaffey Joint Union High and others. On price, Ontario is the 9th most affordable of 122 cities on my map at about $662K 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. Photo credits.

A view of Ontario, California.
Ontario
185,285People, 2024 estimate
34Parks
454Acres of parks
34Public schools
92Places to eat
$662KTypical home value

Ten Years of
Ontario Home Values.

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

$662,006
September 2026
-0.1% 1 year+20% 5 years+88% 10 years
$682K$335K
20182020202220242026

The highest point in these ten years is $681,758, in January 2025.

What Your Money Buys
in Ontario.

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$684K
Condo or townhome$545K

A house costs about $138,898 more than a condo here.

The range

$534Klower-priced third$662Ktypical$779Kupper third

What an Ontario Home
Costs Per Month.

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

Renting in Ontario

$2,580/mo

Typical asking rent, September 2026. That is +2.0% from a year ago. Over a year that is $30,960 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 Ontario 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.

Ontario
$459K$3.71M
  • 9th most affordable of 122 cities on my map by typical home value. The middle city is at $910K; Ontario is at $662K.
  • 116th of 122 for price growth over the past year (-0.1%), where 1st grew the most.
  • 81st of 104 for typical rent ($2,580 a month), where 1st is the highest rent.

Ontario and the cities closest to it

Eastvale$927KUpland$814KChino$747K
Ontario$662K
Montclair$653K
Outdoors

Parks and Open Space
in Ontario.

34 parks, about 454 acres of them in all. Sizes are measured from each park's mapped outline. Tap any park to see it on the map.

ParkOntario Grand Park137 acres
ParkCucamonga-Guasti Regional Park67 acres
ParkJohn Galvin Park34 acres
ParkWestwind Park25 acres
ParkOntario Soccer Park23 acres
ParkDe Anza Park21 acres
Golf courseWhispering Lakes Golf Course174 acres

More parks: Anthony Muñoz Hall of Fame Park, Homer F. Briggs Park, Bon View Park, Veterans Memorial Park, Vineyard Park, Kimball Community Park, Brookfield Recreation Center, Ontario Motor Speedway Park, Creekside Park, Celebration Park South, Carpenter's Union Park, Cypress Park and others.

Weekends

Things to Do and
Places to Hang Out.

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

Museums

  • Chaffey Community Museum of Art
  • Ontario Museum of History & Art

Movie theaters

  • AMC DINE-IN Ontario Mills 30
  • Regal Edwards Ontario Mountain Village
  • Regal Ontario Palace Stadium 22 & IMAX

Shopping center

  • Ontario Mills

Market

  • Maclin Open Air Markets

Stadiums

  • Toyota Arena
  • ONT Field

Libraries

  • Ontario Ovitt Family Community Library
  • Ontario Branch Library
  • University of La Verne - Law Library

Colleges

  • Everest College
  • Platt College - Ontario Campus
Food and drink

Where Ontario
Eats and Drinks.

92 places are on the map inside Ontario: 70 restaurants, 8 cafes, 4 bars, 4 ice cream shops. 66 of them are local, not chains.

66 local spots26 chain locations

What is on the menu

The kitchens you find most often here.

American13
Mexican11
Pizza8
Chinese5
Japanese4
Burgers3
Seafood3

Local spots on the map

  • Bengee SushiJapanese
  • Bone & BrothVietnamese
  • Hamburger Mary'sAmerican
  • Klatch CoffeeCoffee
  • Picante PerúPeruvian
  • Panda InnChinese
  • Grazianos PizzaPizza
  • Big Al'sRestaurant
  • Urban CravePub
  • Braemar BreweryBrewery

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

Ontario 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.

34 public schools inside the Ontario limits

25Elementary
6Middle
3High

Public high schools inside Ontario: Chaffey High, Colony High and Ontario High.

School districts: Ontario-Montclair, Mountain View Elementary, Chaffey Joint Union High and Chino Valley Unified.

See every school by name

Elementary

  • Arroyo Elementary
  • Berlyn Elementary
  • Bon View Elementary
  • Central Language Academy
  • Corona Elementary
  • Creek View Elementary
  • Del Norte Elementary
  • Edison Elementary
  • El Camino Elementary
  • Elderberry Elementary
  • Euclid Language Academy
  • Hawthorne Elementary
  • Levi H. Dickey Elementary
  • Liberty Elementary
  • Lincoln Elementary
  • Mariposa Elementary
  • Mountain View Elementary
  • New Haven Elementary
  • Ontario Center
  • Park View Elementary
  • Ranch View Elementary
  • Richard Haynes Elementary
  • Sultana Elementary
  • Vineyard STEAM Academy
  • Vista Grande Elementary

Middle

  • De Anza Middle
  • Grace Yokley Junior High
  • Oaks Middle
  • Ray Wiltsey Middle
  • Vina Danks Middle
  • Woodcrest Junior High

High

  • Chaffey High
  • Colony High
  • Ontario 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.

Ontario Questions,
Answered.

What is the typical home value in Ontario, CA?

As of September 2026, the typical home in Ontario is worth about $662,006, 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 Ontario going up or down?

The typical home value in Ontario is down 0.1% over the past year, from about $662,515 to about $662,006. Over ten years it is up 88%.

How much is a 3-bedroom home in Ontario?

Typical values in Ontario by bedroom count: 1 bedroom about $397,606, 2 bedroom about $509,081, 3 bedroom about $643,260, 4 bedroom about $739,601, 5+ bedroom about $872,006. Source: Zillow Home Value Index, September 2026.

What is the typical rent in Ontario?

The typical asking rent in Ontario is about $2,580 a month as of September 2026, based on the Zillow Observed Rent Index.

How many public schools are in Ontario?

34 public schools sit inside the Ontario boundary: 25 elementary, 6 middle and 3 high. They belong to Ontario-Montclair, Mountain View Elementary, Chaffey Joint Union High and Chino Valley Unified. School assignment depends on the home address, so confirm with the district.

What are the biggest parks in Ontario?

Ontario has 34 parks. The largest are Ontario Grand Park (about 137 acres), Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park (about 67 acres) and John Galvin Park (about 34 acres). Sizes are measured from OpenStreetMap.

What cities are near Ontario?

Ontario is in San Bernardino County. The closest cities I cover are Eastvale, Chino, Montclair and Upland.

How do I find out what my Ontario 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.