Rancho Cucamonga is a Great Place to Live

Rancho Cucamonga is a Great Place to Live!

Crowned by the majestic San Gabriel Mountains, the three communities of Alta Loma, Cucamonga, and Etiwanda voted to incorporate into the city we now know as Rancho Cucamonga.  Located just 40 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, the City's boundaries cover an area of approximately 38 square miles in San Bernardino County.

Once a laughable synonym for a faraway funny sounding place, especially on the Jack Benny Show, Rancho Cucamonga has now become a premiere city in Southern California's Inland Empire.  As a tribute to this 'publicity', the city of Rancho Cucamonga built its minor-league baseball stadium, The Epicenter on a street they named Jack Benny Way.

Schools in Rancho Cucamonga consistently rank among the best in San Bernardino County.  Rancho Cucamonga has multiple public K-12 schools and several private schools including the acclaimed Upland Christian Academy.  Rancho Cucamonga is also home to Chaffey Community College and several satellite campuses such as University of La Verne, University of Redlands, Everest College, and University of Phoenix, as well as the automotive trade school, Universal Technical Institute.

Rancho Cucamonga has a wide variety of recreational and cultural amenities include 23 parks; a community center; two challenging golf courses; more than 100 miles of hiking, biking, and equestrian trails; an adult sports complex and the oldest active winery in California. Rancho Cucamonga is within an hour’s drive of most mountain, desert, and beach resorts.

Victoria Gardens is a premiere open air shopping mall in Rancho Cucamonga that provides an old town square atmosphere to stroll, shop and enjoy fine dining.  Quaint boutiques on lush landscaped streets with metered parking are flanked by large anchor stores, a Food Court, a 12 screen AMC Theatre, numerous restaurants and eateries, Victoria Gardens Cultural Center, Rancho Cucamonga Library, City Performing Arts Center and Southern California's only Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World superstore to create one of Southern California's most interesting and unique shopping destinations.

Businesses are also finding that Rancho Cucamonga is a great place to call their home.  Rancho Cucamonga is a major center for the Logistics industry in Southern California because it possesses three significant assets: 1) Location, 2) Transportation, and 3) Skilled Labor. Being just 40 miles from downtown Los Angeles, one of the world's largest economies, Rancho Cucamonga is immediately accessible to all of Southern California's major metropolitan areas and is served by three major freeways, the Ontario International Airport, and the BNSF Railroad.

Rancho Cucamonga boasts planned communities and award-winning architecture in addition to a quality, family lifestyle.  Even though Rancho Cucamonga is one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas, the city enjoys a low crime rate, affordable housing, and remains one of the safest cities in the country.  If you agree that Rancho Cucamonga would be a Great Place to Call Home,  take a minute to Search for Rancho Cucamonga homes for sale right here . . .

Originally posted 03/25/2010 at  Rancho Cucamonga is a Great Place to Live!