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Rancho Mirage is a small city of 17,563 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 57 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 108°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $807k and rent runs about $2k a month.
17,563people
$807kTypical home
$1,510/moRent
108° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
338Sunny days
16Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,563
- Part of a metro area
- About 694 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Riverside, CA
- 57 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $807k (≈$5,090/mo)
- Median rent $1,510/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 108°F
- Winter highs around 71°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 338 sunny days a year (226 totally clear)
- 27 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 16 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 119 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,647 per 100k)
People
- Median age 66
- 10% of households have kids
- 52% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to PSP airport
- 6 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 249 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 108 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 439 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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