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El Cerrito is a big small town of 5,325 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 10 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $627k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,325people
$627kTypical home
$1,787/moRent
94° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,325
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,047 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Riverside, CA
- 10 mi to Riverside, CA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $627k (≈$3,956/mo)
- Median rent $1,787/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 24 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 36
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ONT airport
- 16 mi to ONT (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 869 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 86 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,519 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 148 bars within 25 mi
- 1,737 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 87 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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