Living in Homeland, CA
Homeland is a big small town of 7,584 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 21 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,584people
$238kTypical home
$1,635/moRent
95° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,584
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,776 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Riverside, CA
- 21 mi to Riverside, CA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,502/mo)
- Median rent $1,635/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 66°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
- 35 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 36 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 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SBD airport
- 25 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 37% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,634 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 863 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 461 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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