LOS ANGELES—While thousands of Californians have been fleeing the state for the lower cost of living found in other states, others are leaving large cities, such as San Francisco and Los Angeles, to the quieter suburbs found in the Inland Empire.
San Bernardino and Riverside counties, adjacent to the state’s coastal towns, have seen an influx of both families and single residents from large cities since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic because of factors such as high rent costs.
