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Homes in Apple Valley
Apple Valley is a city of houses: of its 25,809 homes, 77% are detached, 2% are townhouses and other attached houses and 16% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The 1980s and 1990s built 48% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 26% are older than that and 27% newer. The median home dates from 1987. 70% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Its housing is much like Victorville's, 8 miles away. Nationally, Apple Valley's homes are newer than those in 80% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Whole-house orders
With 77% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Rounded drywall corners
74% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Apple Valley weather and your shutters
At Victorville, CA (5 mi away), July averages a high of 97.5°F and December a low of 32.5°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to September.
About 119 days a year reach 90°F, 54 nights fall to freezing and 7.5 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around January and least in June.
Among the California cities we have climate normals for, Apple Valley has the second-most freezing days.
That's more 90°F days than in 93% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 28 min on the longest day to 9 h 50 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 79° above the horizon in June and 32° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Victorville, CA (temperature) and Apple Valley 2.6 SE, CA (precipitation, 2 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58.4°F | 33.2°F | 1.6 in |
| Feb | 61°F | 35.9°F | 1.6 in |
| Mar | 66.8°F | 40.1°F | 0.9 in |
| Apr | 73.1°F | 44.2°F | 0.5 in |
| May | 81.4°F | 50.9°F | 0.2 in |
| Jun | 91.4°F | 58°F | 0.1 in |
| Jul | 97.5°F | 64.2°F | 0.3 in |
| Aug | 97°F | 63.3°F | 0.1 in |
| Sep | 91.2°F | 57.6°F | 0.2 in |
| Oct | 79.3°F | 47.3°F | 0.4 in |
| Nov | 66.9°F | 37.6°F | 0.5 in |
| Dec | 56.9°F | 32.5°F | 1.1 in |
Dry air
Only 7.5 inches of precipitation a year, and days and nights about 30°F apart. Dry air pulls moisture out of wood, so poplar louvers can shrink very slightly through their first dry season; that's normal for real wood.
Summer sun
On the 119 days a year above 90°F, closed louvers keep direct sun off the glass and out of the room. In a window that takes afternoon sun, white and light paint finishes stay cooler to the touch than dark stains.
Fitting them in Apple Valley
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Apple Valley
- Victorville 8 mi
- Hesperia 11 mi
- San Bernardino 27 mi
- Highland 29 mi
- Rialto 30 mi
- Fontana 33 mi
More about shutters in Apple Valley
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Apple Valley’s own figures.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.