The City of Fontana is a community rich in history with a proud past and an exciting future.  Fontana is one of the fastest growing cities in the Inland Empire with several master planned communities currently under construction and several thousand more homes planned to be built within the next five years.  The City of Fontana is committed to being a safe, well-maintained, family-oriented community supported by a diverse populated, jobs rich economy capitalizing on the City's superior location and accessibility.
Fontana lies in the crossroads of two of the most important roadways in California: Interstates 10 and 15. Two major rail lines travel through the city, while the 210 Freeway connects Fontana to the neighboring affluent Foothills communities.  Fontana holds new meaning to the saying, ‘location, location, location’ with regards to future retail attraction.  Given this tremendous location, rail service, several local major truck terminals, as well it close proximity to intermodal facilities and Ontario International Airport, Fontana is the hub of logistics and transportation in the region.
Fontana has a tremendous and diverse economic base with a wide variety of manufacturing, retail, service and distribution companies that include Sears, Mercedes-Benz, Big 5 Sporting Goods, Home Shopping Network, Avery Dennison, American Hotel Register, NAPA Auto Parts, Sierra Aluminum, Brown-Strauss Steel, James Hardie Building Products, and Kaiser Permanente Hospital.
With the increasing employment, relocation of businesses and low inventories of new housing, the growth momentum in Fontana is expected to lead the Inland Empire for the next 10 years. Today, Fontana represents Southern California’s best opportunity to live, work, and play in a family-oriented, safe community. The cost of living in Fontana is lower than in most of the surrounding communities and the most important factor is Fontana’s affordable housing market. The median price of a home in Fontana per the California Association of Realtors in April 2005 is $357,750 - compared to $460,000 slightly further west.
For a more complete history of Fontana visit the city’s Official website.