High desert living in Victorville offers outstanding opportunities for plentiful, secure employment, home ownership, higher education, safe neighborhoods and nearby desert, lake and mountain recreation. Victorville has 20 parks, two municipal golf courses, highly rated schools, truly affordable housing and so much more. Where else in Southern California can families find starter homes in the low $200,000s, and executive homes in gated communities starting at $475,000.
At 2,875 feet above sea level, Victorville’s dry, high desert climate welcomes a taste of all seasons, from cool springs and falls, hot, sunny summers and winters that sometimes bring light snow. Average rainfall is approximately 3.9 inches/year. Summer temps can reach the 100s. Victorville’s high desert is the ideal place to live, work and play any time of year.
In addition to its pro-business policies and incentives, the city’s location within Southern California and its access to major interstates and railways provide the ability to serve the cities business customers much more efficiently. Victorville has taken measures to improve infrastructure and reduce costs for businesses locating to the High Desert city. This is accomplished through:
- Low-Cost Utilities are provided for industrial users through Victorville Municipal Utility Services—a $25 million, 17-MW co-generation plant built through a partnership between the City and Carter Burgess to offer reliable, affordable energy for businesses in Foxborough Industrial Park.
- LAMBRA Enterprise Zone– SCLA is a Local Agency Military Recovery Act enterprise zone and offers State tax credits for hiring, sales and use tax, and a NOL carryover to qualifying businesses locating at SCLA.
- Expansion of SCLA —Plans are already under way for further development and expansion of SCLA.
- Victorville Redevelopment Agency offers tax increment financing in four redevelopment project areas: VVEDA, Bear Valley, Hook and Old Town.
Tax increment financing is used for:
- Construction of public infrastructure
- Financing of capital equipment
- First-time homebuyer mortgage assistance program (MAP)
