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Country around Mountain Center is a rural area of about 2,157 people in Riverside County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 51 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $614k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,157people
$614kTypical home
$1,656/moRent
89° / 54°Summer / winter
7"Snow
338Sunny days
33Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,157 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Riverside, CA
- 51 mi to Riverside, CA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $614k (≈$3,874/mo)
- Median rent $1,656/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 338 sunny days a year (226 totally clear)
- 27 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 33 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 66 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 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PSP airport
- 14 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,302 ft
- 55 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 111 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 463 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 160 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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