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Homes in Yucaipa
Yucaipa is a city of houses: of its 19,248 homes, 69% are detached, 2% are townhouses and other attached houses and 9% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 45% of homes standing today; 24% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1978. Owners live in 73% of homes.
In Redlands, 7 miles away, 30% of homes are apartments, more than here. Nationally, Yucaipa's homes are older than those in 57% 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.
Manufactured homes
20% of homes are mobile or manufactured homes, whose windows usually sit in thin walls with little depth inside the opening. An outside mount on a frame is the reliable choice there, fixed into the framing around the window rather than the thin wall panel.
Replacement windows
45% of homes went up between 1950 and 1979, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Out-of-square openings
With 54% of homes built before 1980, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ inch, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Whole-house orders
With 69% 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.
Yucaipa weather and your shutters
At Redlands, CA (9 mi away), August averages a high of 96.2°F and December a low of 40.1°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to September.
About 104 days a year reach 90°F, 3 nights fall to freezing and 15 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around January and least in June.
That's more 90°F days than in 84% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 25 min on the longest day to 9 h 53 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 79° above the horizon in June and 33° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Redlands, CA (temperature) and Beaumont 2.5 NW, CA (precipitation, 6 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66.6°F | 41.1°F | 3.4 in |
| Feb | 67.4°F | 42.3°F | 3.2 in |
| Mar | 70.9°F | 44.6°F | 2.2 in |
| Apr | 75.6°F | 47.7°F | 0.9 in |
| May | 80.3°F | 52.4°F | 0.6 in |
| Jun | 88.5°F | 56.4°F | 0.1 in |
| Jul | 95.4°F | 62.5°F | 0.2 in |
| Aug | 96.2°F | 62.9°F | 0.3 in |
| Sep | 92.3°F | 59.6°F | 0.2 in |
| Oct | 82.9°F | 52.9°F | 0.6 in |
| Nov | 75°F | 45.3°F | 1.1 in |
| Dec | 66.5°F | 40.1°F | 2.2 in |
Summer sun
On the 104 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.
Dry summers, wet winters
Barely any of the year's precipitation falls in June, July and August; most comes in the cool months. Wood takes on moisture in the wet season and gives it back in the dry one, so expect the panels to feel slightly tighter in winter than in summer. Fit them in the season you're in, and leave the hinge screws a quarter turn from tight until they've been through both.
Dry air
Only 15 inches of precipitation a year, and days and nights about 29°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.
Fitting them in Yucaipa
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 Yucaipa
- Redlands 7 mi
- Highland 9 mi
- Beaumont 11 mi
- Moreno Valley 12 mi
- San Bernardino 16 mi
- Colton 16 mi
More about shutters in Yucaipa
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Yucaipa’s own figures.
Price your windows
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