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Calimesa is a big small town of 10,902 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 20 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $446k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,902people
$446kTypical home
$1,783/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,902
- Part of a metro area
- About 732 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Riverside, CA
- 20 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $446k (≈$2,814/mo)
- Median rent $1,783/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 28 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,727 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SBD airport
- 13 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,356 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 880 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 424 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Riverside County: Purple — split almost evenly
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk