Big Bear Lake, CA

Big Bear Lake is a small city in California with a population of 5,038. Residents earn $74,728 per year, which is 1% below the national average.

2.9 /5.0

C+ Fair

5,038 Population 806/sq mi density

$74,728 Median Income $50,506 per capita

$517,900 Home Value $547,858 Zillow

$1,278 Median Rent 37.2% income on rent

48°F Avg Temperature 330 sunny days/yr

855 Violent Crime/100K 5,089 property/100K

C+

Overall

2.9 / 5.0

Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

4.1 / 5.0

$74,728 median income, 4.0% unemployment

C+

Affordability

2.8 / 5.0

$517,900 home value, $1,278/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

855 violent crimes/100K (125% above avg)

B+

Education

3.8 / 5.0

34.9% bachelor's degree or higher

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UFO Sightings

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Mines

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4 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Big Bear Lake, CA.

Name	Year	Description
Big bear lake, CA	2000	I seen a object low on the eastern sky traveling to the south almost horizonal maybe 5 degrees down the object was blueish front trali
Bear valley ski resort, CA	1999	Silvery UFO rose out of the huge&#44 deep canyon to the north of the ski parking lot to a spot overhead in about 3 seconds & I then lost s
Big bear lake, CA	1994	Dark&#44 absolutley silent&#44 exceptionally fast craft streaks across night sky over San Bernardino Mountains/Desert (CA) [~1994]
Big bear lake, CA	1978	Disk / cigar object hovering east of Big Bear Lake&#44 CA