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Lucerne Valley is a desert outpost outside San Bernardino
The Lucerne Valley is a small High Desert community between the Mojave Desert and San Bernardino County. It is 15 miles from the closest town and is surrounded by sand and rocky hills. Limited new housing and very few commercial businesses have preserved the community's rural character. General stores and small cafes line the main road, and residential ranches are spread throughout the valley. Two major highways connect the rural outpost to the rest of the region, including larger towns like Victorville and tourist spots like Big Bear Lake.
Ranch homes are the most common style in Lucerne Valley.
A typical family home in Lucerene Valley costs $200,000 to $550,000, while a property that needs renovations can cost $50,000 to $150,000.
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Renovated High Desert properties have stables, barns and extra land
Most of the properties in Lucerne Valley are ranch or adobe-style family homes built before 1990 and recently renovated. Newer homes on private land also occasionally come on the market. Homes can have between two and 20 acres, and extra land can accommodate barns, stables and detached guesthouses. Homes are spread out, with very few organized subdivisions. A typical family home costs $200,000 to $550,000, while a property that needs renovations can cost $50,000 to $150,000. “One of my customers moved here from Bolivia and said they chose here because they wanted to live in California, and this was one of the cheapest places in the state to buy and build,” says Bill Lembright, a manager at Lucerne Valley Market and Hardware who has lived in Lucerne Valley for 50 years. The community’s CAP Index Crime Score is 2 out of 10, half the national average score of 4.
Many homes in Lucerne Valley are of the ranch style variety sitting on an acre of land.
Lucerne Valley's CAP Index Crime Score is 2 out of 10, half the national average score of 4.
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Pioneer Park, Big Bear Lake and dry lakes are the big attractions
The main community park is Pioneer Park between the Lucerne Valley Public Library and the Lucerne Valley Community Church on Old Woman Springs Road. Pioneer Park has tennis and basketball courts and a small BMX track. The surrounding desert has natural landmarks, including Lucerne Dry Lake and Rabbit Springs Dry Lake. These areas are popular for off-roading and have served as backdrops for films like “Stagecoach” and “The Hills Have Eyes.” Big Bear Lake, 26 miles to the south, is open for visitors every season and is known for its skiing, camping and fishing. “This is a big motorcycle racing area, rock climbing [and] rocket launching around the dry lakes,” Lembright says. “It’s not boring unless you want it to be.”
Big Bear Snow Play is a family friendly resort wit snowy slopes for tubing in Big Bear City.
Your kids will never want to leave the playground at Pioneer Park in Lucerne Valley.
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King of the Hammers in Johnson Valley
The Johnson Valley OHV Area is about 10 miles from the center of Lucerne Valley. The off-roading area on Camp Rock Road challenges drivers with courses through mountains and dry lakes. The rocky hills in the southern part of Johnson Valley are known as “Hammers.” This demanding course is the centerpiece of the annual “King of the Hammers” event at the beginning of the year, when hundreds of teams compete for the crown.
The dry heat of the Mojave Desert and the cold flashes in the San Bernadino Mountains both impact Lucerne Valley.
Near Lucerne Valley are the rocky hills in the southern part of Johnson Valley are known as “Hammers.”
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Lucerne Valley Market and Café 247 are locally owned
Aside from the Dollar General on Old Woman Springs Road, most stores and restaurants remain locally owned. “We have two gas stations, two feed stores, three or four restaurants, and we’re one of the only supermarkets here,” Lembright says. “People have to drive into Victor Valley for their doctors and cheap gas.” Lucerne Valley Market and Hardware on Highway 18 is the community’s “modern general store.” It sells everything from fresh produce to camping supplies and has a café, bank, laundromat and doctor’s office surrounding the main building. Most of the area’s restaurants, including Joe's Café, El Coyote Mexican Food and Cafe 247, are on Old Woman Springs Road. Café 247 also hosts live music, community food drives and art workshops every month. The closest chain grocery stores, shopping malls and hospitals are in Victorville and Apple Valley, about 15 miles away.
Café 247 in Lucerne Valley hosts live music, community food drives and art workshops every month.
The Corner Hay and Feed in Lucerne Valley is the perfect place to get products for livestock and pets.
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The area is served by two school districts, Lucerne Valley and Apple Valley
The Lucerne Valley Unified School District serves most of the area. The small district includes Lucerne Valley Elementary School, which has a C on Niche, C-minus-rated Lucerne Valley Middle School and B-rated Lucerne Valley High School. Every Lucerne Valley school offers bilingual instruction for English learners. The Apple Valley Unified School District serves families living west of High Road. Apple Valley schools include Mariana Academy, which covers kindergarten through eighth grade and has a C-minus on Niche, and Apple Valley High School, which earns a B-plus. Victor Valley College is the closest local college and is 17 miles away in Victorville.
Lucerne Valley Middle provides a safe, positive, and nurturing environment for students.
Lucerne Valley High School offers a space where all people can learn and thrive.
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Highways 18 and 247 connect to Apple Valley, Victorville and Big Bear Lake
Highway 18 runs west and south, while Highway 247 runs north and east. Lucerne Valley is about 15 miles from Apple Valley and 20 miles from Victorville, both to the west. Buses through Victor Valley Transit’s Route 23 run daily between Apple Valley and Lucerne Valley. Big Bear Lake is 26 miles south, and San Bernardino is 56 miles away.
Highway 18 runs west and south, while Highway 247 runs north and east through Lucerne Valley.
Buses through Victor Valley Transit’s Route 23 run daily between Apple Valley and Lucerne Valley.
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Dry, hot conditions south of the Mojave Desert are prevalent in the area
The dry heat of the Mojave Desert and the cold flashes in the San Bernadino Mountains both impact Lucerne Valley. The surrounding mountains block moisture from the ocean, making the entire region dry. Summer has the lowest rainfall, and temperatures can exceed 100 degrees.
Lucerne Valley is one of the cheapest places in the state to buy and build a home.
Homes in Lucerne Valley can have between two and 20 acres, and extra land can accommodate barns, stables and detached guesthouses.
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On average, homes in Lucerne Valley, CA sell after 85 days on the market compared to the national average of 53 days. The median sale price for homes in Lucerne Valley, CA over the last 12 months is $300,000, consistent with the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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