San Bernardino
San Bernardino is the working anchor of the northern Inland Empire, a city that has taken its hits, declared bankruptcy in 2012, and is still rebuilding civic muscle. Daters should set expectations accordingly: historic downtown is thin, nightlife is dispersed, and the better dinner-and-drinks rooms live up the hill in Verdemont and Northpark, or out toward Highland and Redlands. The honest pull is affordability and proximity, with median rents well below the LA and OC baseline. Tradeoffs are real: limited transit, a small third-place scene, and a dating pool that skews toward locals, Cal State San Bernardino students, and Loma Linda commuters.
San Bernardino by the numbers
San Bernardino runs male-heavy, about 55% men to 45% women.
Median individual income in San Bernardino is about $33,800.
California registers voters by party, and Riverside County is about 38% Democratic to 32% Republican, with a 22% No Party Preference bloc - a competitive Inland Empire county.
The median renter in San Bernardino pays about $1,480 a month.
About 14,800 San Bernardino residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
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Claim Jumper & Steakhouse - San Bernardino, CA
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D J Coffee Shop
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Spirit of Texas Craft BBQ
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PV'S Fresh Grill and Tequila - San Bernardino, CA
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The Cutting Board Restaurant & Bar
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GORDOS CAFECITO
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Nine Eight Five Coffee
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Lulu's Hideout
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The Red Fox Bar & Grill
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Party Doll
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Bear & Kono's Coffee Shop