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Vista Santa Rosa is a small town of 2,333 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 69 miles from El Centro, CA and 71 miles from Riverside, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 107°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $428k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,333people
$428kTypical home
$1,356/moRent
107° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
338Sunny days
14Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,333
- Part of a metro area
- About 145 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Riverside, CA
- 69 mi to El Centro, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $428k (≈$2,697/mo)
- Median rent $1,356/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 107°F
- Winter highs around 71°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
- 14 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 120 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 40
- 36% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to PSP airport
- 22 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation -89 ft
- 73 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 102 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 329 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 111 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 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