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Perris is a mid-size city of 80,511 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 14 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $475k and rent runs about $2k a month.
80,511people
$475kTypical home
$1,876/moRent
95° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
32Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 80,511
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,551 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Riverside, CA
- 14 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $475k (≈$2,993/mo)
- Median rent $1,876/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°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
- 32 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 31 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (271 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,813 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 57% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to SBD airport
- 21 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,434 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,220 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 625 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 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