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Cherry Valley is a big small town of 6,668 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 24 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $408k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,668people
$408kTypical home
$1,399/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
338Sunny days
39Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,668
- Part of a metro area
- About 832 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Riverside, CA
- 24 mi to Riverside, CA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $408k (≈$2,573/mo)
- Median rent $1,399/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 338 sunny days a year (226 totally clear)
- 27 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 39 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 30 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,522 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 25% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to SBD airport
- 17 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,936 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 745 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 331 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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