Living in Woodcrest, CA
Woodcrest is a small city of 17,368 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 4 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $786k and rent runs about $3k a month.
17,368people
$786kTypical home
$2,909/moRent
92° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
32Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,368
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,523 people per sq mi
- 4 mi to Riverside, CA
- 4 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $786k (≈$4,958/mo)
- Median rent $2,909/mo
- Median household income $154k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 32 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 25 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 39
- 41% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to SBD airport
- 17 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,463 ft
- 34 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,884 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 71 bars within 25 mi
- 987 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 67 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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