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Winchester is a small town of 4,555 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 24 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $494k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,555people
$494kTypical home
$1,658/moRent
96° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,555
- Part of a metro area
- About 568 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Riverside, CA
- 24 mi to Riverside, CA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $494k (≈$3,112/mo)
- Median rent $1,658/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 35 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 41 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 31
- 36% of households have kids
- 6% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to SBD airport
- 28 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,493 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 784 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 424 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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