Living in Sage, CA
Sage is a small town of 3,781 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 37 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $569k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,781people
$569kTypical home
$2,132/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
338Sunny days
33Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,781
- Part of a metro area
- About 55 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Riverside, CA
- 37 mi to Riverside, CA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $569k (≈$3,590/mo)
- Median rent $2,132/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 338 sunny days a year (226 totally clear)
- 27 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 33 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 32 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,522 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to PSP airport
- 28 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,733 ft
- 39 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 364 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 206 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of California districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.