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Garnet is a big small town of 7,382 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 52 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 107°F and winter highs 69°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,382people
$268kTypical home
$1,907/moRent
107° / 69°Summer / winter
4"Snow
338Sunny days
16Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,382
- Part of a metro area
- About 937 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Riverside, CA
- 52 mi to Riverside, CA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,689/mo)
- Median rent $1,907/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 107°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 338 sunny days a year (226 totally clear)
- 27 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 16 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 106 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,522 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 45% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to PSP airport
- 6 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 837 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 106 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 460 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 154 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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