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Chino, California
South-west San Bernardino County, where the county meets Los Angeles and Riverside counties: founded in 1887, incorporated in 1910, shaped by a century of dairy farming and now by new neighborhoods on former agricultural land.
Facts on this page are drawn from the sources listed at the end. Selling here? The seller pages cover every route.
At a glance
From this area’s own record. The sourced local orientation facts are in the orientation section and the sources at the end of the page.
Local orientation
Facts on this page are drawn from the sources listed at the end. What the place is like, in the city’s own description — not a map, not to scale.
What is Chino like?
Chino occupies the south-west corner of San Bernardino County, where the City says it borders Los Angeles and Riverside Counties and lies about two miles from Orange County. The town began in 1887, when Richard Gird started selling portions of his Chino Ranch land for a townsite, and it incorporated in 1910. Through most of the twentieth century Chino was agricultural — dairies moved out from Los Angeles in the 1920s and the industry thrived into the 1980s — and the transition from dairy land to housing is still the defining fact of the city’s geography. The city-published demographic snapshot puts the 2020 Census population at 91,403.
North Chino, around the older downtown grid and Central Avenue, holds the early-twentieth-century and mid-century housing. South Chino is where the former agricultural preserve is being planned and built as new neighborhoods, most visibly in the area the City plans as The Preserve. Chino Airport, a general-aviation field operated by San Bernardino County and home to two well-known warbird museums, sits in the south-east.
Local orientation facts (sourced)
- County: San Bernardino County, south-west corner; borders Los Angeles and Riverside counties, about 2 miles from Orange County (City of Chino).
- Founded / incorporated: townsite from 1887 (Richard Gird); incorporated 1910 (Cal Poly Pomona library, Pomona Valley Historical Collection).
- Population: 91,403 at the 2020 Census (City of Chino demographic snapshot).
- History: dairy and agriculture from the 1920s into the 1980s; new neighborhoods on former agricultural land in the south (The Preserve specific plan).
- Airport: Chino Airport — general aviation, operated by the County of San Bernardino; Planes of Fame and Yanks air museums.
- Roads and bus: SR-60, SR-71, Euclid Avenue (SR-83); Omnitrans. No Metrolink station in the city.
Every figure above is taken from the sources listed at the end of the page. We do not publish home prices, appreciation, days on market, school ratings or crime figures on area pages.
Two sides of the same city
For buyers, and for sellers
The same city, read from each side. Considerations to weigh — not rankings and not advice.
What should buyers understand about Chino?
Location and access. Chino’s appeal is often its position: close to the Orange County and Los Angeles County lines with State Route 60 across the north, State Route 71 along the west and Euclid Avenue (SR-83) north–south through the centre. There is no Metrolink station inside the city; the nearest stations are in neighbouring cities, and Omnitrans buses serve Chino.
Housing variety. Older and mid-century homes cluster in the north near downtown; the south is dominated by newer master-planned neighborhoods on former dairy land, many with HOAs and community facilities district assessments. Some remaining agricultural and airport uses sit alongside the new tracts.
What to check. Special assessments and HOA dues in the newer areas, the airport’s flight patterns for homes in the south-east, and — for land that was in agricultural use — what the seller’s disclosures and the natural hazard disclosure say. The nearby Chino Hills are a separate city with a different housing profile; make sure a listing is in the city you think it is.
The process is the same anywhere in California — financing first, then the search, an offer, inspection and appraisal, closing — and how buying works walks through it. Current listings are in the property search; requesting a showing there is a request, not a commitment.
What should sellers in Chino consider?
Old Chino and new Chino sell differently. A north-Chino home from the 1950s is compared with other established homes; a home in a south-Chino planned community competes with its neighbours and with builders still active nearby. Know which set of comparable sales applies before setting a price.
Paperwork in planned communities. HOA documents and community facilities district disclosures are part of the sale; gathering them early keeps escrow calm. California’s transfer and natural hazard disclosures apply in every neighborhood.
Route. A prepared listing tends to reward a well-kept home in either part of the city; a direct offer or as-is listing may fit an inherited or long-held property that needs updating — see selling an inherited property.
Whichever way you lean, the same three pages apply: how a listing and a direct offer compare, what listing with us involves, and what a direct offer means. California disclosure duties apply in every city and under every route.
Property search
Homes for sale in Chino, California
Current listings for Chino, California live in the property search, which pulls availability and prices from the MLS through CRMLS. When the search opens, start with Chino, California as your location and set the filters there; request a showing on any home — a request, not a commitment.
Start with Chino, California when the CRMLS search opens. This page does not pre-filter the results and does not copy listings.
Last reviewed by Sapphire Realty: September 12, 2026. Reviewed by Alejandro (Alika) Castellon Jr., Broker-Associate (CA DRE #01964932). Facts on this page are taken from the sources listed; we do not publish home prices, appreciation, days on market, school ratings or crime figures on area pages.
- City Information — City of Chino (location and county borders)
- City of Chino Demographics 2024 — City of Chino (2020 Census population)
- Chino — Pomona Valley Historical Collection — Cal Poly Pomona University Library (founding, incorporation, dairy history)
- Chino Airport — San Bernardino County Department of Airports
- Omnitrans — San Bernardino County bus service
- Photograph: Yorba-Slaughter Adobe, Chino by Lure Photography, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
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