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Whitewater is a small town of 1,181 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 40 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 101°F and winter highs 67°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $299k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,181people
$299kTypical home
$1,190/moRent
101° / 67°Summer / winter
13"Snow
338Sunny days
31Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,181
- Part of a metro area
- About 120 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Riverside, CA
- 40 mi to Riverside, CA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,888/mo)
- Median rent $1,190/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 101°F
- Winter highs around 67°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
- 31 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 44 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 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PSP airport
- 13 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,601 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 539 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 190 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of California districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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