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Sky Valley is a small town of 2,255 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 60 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 105°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $353k and rent runs about $863 a month.
2,255people
$353kTypical home
$863/moRent
105° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
338Sunny days
18Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,255
- Part of a metro area
- About 93 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Riverside, CA
- 60 mi to Riverside, CA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $353k (≈$2,224/mo)
- Median rent $863/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 105°F
- Winter highs around 68°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
- 18 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 (278 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,522 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 18% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to PSP airport
- 10 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,056 ft
- 77 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 107 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 458 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 158 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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.