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Murrieta is a mid-size city of 112,064 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 28 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $640k and rent runs about $2k a month.
112,064people
$640kTypical home
$2,388/moRent
91° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 112,064
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,166 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Riverside, CA
- 28 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $640k (≈$4,035/mo)
- Median rent $2,388/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°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
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (852 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CLD airport
- 36 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,221 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 615 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 334 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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