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East Hemet is a small city of 20,257 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 30 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $420k and rent runs about $2k a month.
20,257people
$420kTypical home
$1,655/moRent
96° / 66°Summer / winter
1"Snow
338Sunny days
34Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,257
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,896 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Riverside, CA
- 30 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $420k (≈$2,647/mo)
- Median rent $1,655/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 66°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
- 34 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 40 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 33
- 44% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to PSP airport
- 26 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,686 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 609 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 311 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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