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Good Hope is a big small town of 8,816 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 13 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $392k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,816people
$392kTypical home
$1,528/moRent
94° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
33Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,816
- Part of a metro area
- About 785 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Riverside, CA
- 13 mi to Riverside, CA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $392k (≈$2,470/mo)
- Median rent $1,528/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 65°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
- 33 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 34 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 32
- 43% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to SBD airport
- 23 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,618 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,355 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 718 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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