Living in San Jacinto, CA
San Jacinto is a mid-size city of 55,180 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 25 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $434k and rent runs about $2k a month.
55,180people
$434kTypical home
$1,615/moRent
95° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
338Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 55,180
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,133 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Riverside, CA
- 25 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $434k (≈$2,735/mo)
- Median rent $1,615/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 338 sunny days a year (226 totally clear)
- 27 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 35 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 39 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (317 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,513 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 49% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SBD airport
- 25 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,486 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 709 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 395 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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