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French Valley is a small city of 45,269 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 29 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $680k and rent runs about $3k a month.
45,269people
$680kTypical home
$3,119/moRent
92° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 45,269
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,164 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Riverside, CA
- 29 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $680k (≈$4,287/mo)
- Median rent $3,119/mo
- Median household income $149k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°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
- 27 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 34
- 55% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to CLD airport
- 35 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2009
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,368 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 498 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 280 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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