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El Sobrante is a big small town of 13,129 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 6 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $836k and rent runs about $3k a month.
13,129people
$836kTypical home
$2,880/moRent
93° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,129
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,815 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Riverside, CA
- 6 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $836k (≈$5,274/mo)
- Median rent $2,880/mo
- Median household income $166k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 68°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 40
- 43% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ONT airport
- 15 mi to ONT (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,198 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 73 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,572 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 101 bars within 25 mi
- 1,346 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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