Fontana, CA Area Guide (2024)

City with crime and cheap housing. 0.5 rating By Anonymous ( Mar 21, 2019) Everyone knows that Rialto and Fontana are one in the same. Next door neighbors with a crime spree that goes back to the 1980's. housing is cheap for a reason and the Fontana school district is just horrible. Many transfer to Etiwanda and RC districts. If you want to go shopping ...Read More and find good eatings, you will end up crossing over to Ontario Mall and Victoria gardens in Rancho. they have tried to develop housing like in Etiwanda up north Fontana, but the crime rate and low income students really hurt these schools in the area. Parents need to step up and contribute. housing above highland is okay, but below that you are taking a huge risk. Keep in mind when you speak to a realtor, they should be giving you the numbers about the schools and test scores in Fontana as well as the crime rate and almost very low employment rate. You can get a starter home for below $350,000 in and around fontana anywhere. Stay away from Rialto and mid to south fontana. FOHI, Miller, Kaiser are not what they used to be, so transferring out if accepted is what many students do. Unless parents have money for private school, then that is an option. At night it is risky to walk around alone or in the parks. So be aware. My sister in law lived in Rialto and many friends over the years lived in fontana, but have moved. Equity is slow in some areas, so choose a community near Etiwanda area. Good luck, but research at best first and check dog barking ordinance also. Read Less

Born and Raised Here 4 rating By deadmoon ( May 04, 2016) Okay, where do I start?Fontana is a very up and coming town that is in the middle of everything. It can be a little boring sometimes, but the good news is that we are within reasonable driving distance from three different major cities. We've got L.A. an hour away, San Diego two ...Read More hours away and Las Vegas about three and a half hours away. So if we want to get out of town for a weekend to party, we've got those three cities to choose from. We've also got the pristine Orange County beaches a little over an hour away for those very dry and arid hot summer days. Fontana is a haven for the shopaholics. We've got five strip malls all within 30 mins and under driving distance, the two more popular Ontario Mills mall in Ontario and the trendy Victoria Gardens mall in Rancho Cucamonga as well as the Carousel Mall in San Bernardino, Montclair Plaza in Montclair and the Tyler Mall in Riverside. We're also close to many colleges, but not necessarily a college town. Upland, San Bernardino and Riverside are worth checking out if you're looking for good colleges as well as the Chaffey College's main campus in Rancho Cucamonga. Ontario is a great place if you're just looking for a private trade school. It's got dozens and dozens of them. Notice how I have yet to talk about anything within Fontana's city limits yet? Yeah, that's because there isn't really much going on in the city of Fontana itself. It's the area all around the city and the amenities close by that are everything. Fontana has some really bad areas so I recommend sticking to the 92337 and 92336 zip codes, the safer and much more desirable areas of Fontana. Living in most of the neighborhoods within the 92335 zip code is just looking for trouble, believe me.As for the cost of living in Fontana...It used to be much more affordable but since the town is developing and growing, the cost of living here is also going up every year. If I'm not mistaken, your typical two story 4 bedroom/3 bathroom house will cost you about an average of $400,000 now. That may be pretty pricey, that might not be. It all depends on your budget, but please take into consideration the cost will keep getting higher and higher at an alarming rate so if you are considering moving here, don't think too much about it. It will be a lot easier to get settled here before it becomes just as expensive as L.A. Even the rents have gone up quite a bit lately and it's pretty ridiculous how much you could end up paying for a studio when we're not even that close to L.A. Read Less

Fontana, CA - Live, Work and Play 4 rating By Anonymous ( May 31, 2010) Fontana, CA has been my home for the last 12 years. I live, work and play in Fontana because despite being a smaller city, it is definitely packed with things to do, see and enjoy.

In the last couple of years, Fontana has seen tremendous growth which has added to the quality of

Fontana, CA - Live, Work and Play 4 rating By Anonymous ( May 31, 2010) Fontana, CA has been my home for the last 12 years. I live, work and play in Fontana because despite being a smaller city, it is definitely packed with things to do, see and enjoy.

In the last couple of years, Fontana has seen tremendous growth which has added to the quality of