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Ripley is a tiny town of 476 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 70 miles from Yuma, AZ and 148 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 109°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $381k and rent runs about $542 a month.
476people
$381kTypical home
$542/moRent
109° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
335Sunny days
16Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 476
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 280 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 70 mi to Yuma, AZ
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $381k (≈$2,404/mo)
- Median rent $542/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 109°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 335 sunny days a year (236 totally clear)
- 30 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
- 126 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,522 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to YUM airport
- 109 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 246 ft
- 110 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 129 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 104 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 60 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 68 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.