Living in Moreno Valley, CA
Moreno Valley is a mid-size city of 211,666 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 11 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $504k and rent runs about $2k a month.
211,666people
$504kTypical home
$2,135/moRent
94° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
41Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 211,666
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,125 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Riverside, CA
- 11 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $504k (≈$3,176/mo)
- Median rent $2,135/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 66°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
- 41 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (300 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,641 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 48% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to SBD airport
- 12 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,624 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,315 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 658 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 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