Riverside County, California — cities by momentum

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31 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

31
Cities tracked
2,131,457
Combined population
$568,869
Median home (county)
20
Rising / Hot

Riverside County, California has 31 tracked cities with a combined population of 2,131,457. The median home value across these cities is $568,869.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Mecca, with a composite score of 75 (Rising) — median home $336,680, +1.6% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is Blythe at $219,368.

Mecca

pop 8,219
75
Rising$336,680 · +1.6%

Coachella

pop 45,165
72
Rising$432,187 · +0.3%

Perris

pop 83,032
69
Rising$544,552 · -0.1%

Beaumont

pop 59,502
67
Rising$537,750 · -0.4%

Menifee

pop 117,041
66
Rising$587,277 · -1.5%

Norco

pop 25,400
66
Rising$925,272 · +2.2%

Calimesa

pop 11,150
66
Rising$568,869 · -1.1%

Homeland

pop 6,772
66
Rising$563,211 · -1.2%

Nuevo

pop 6,733
66
Rising$570,199 · -0.3%

Eastvale

pop 70,751
65
Rising$949,781 · +0.2%

Banning

pop 31,929
65
Rising$414,325 · -1.1%

Jurupa Valley

pop 108,154
64
Rising$673,823 · -0.3%

Indio

pop 94,275
64
Rising$516,996 · -1.7%

Hemet

pop 92,912
64
Rising$445,441 · -0.4%

San Jacinto

pop 55,515
64
Rising$483,789 · -0.4%

Lake Elsinore

pop 73,595
63
Rising$588,425 · -0.9%

Rancho Mirage

pop 18,001
63
Rising$846,451 · -2.6%

Canyon Lake

pop 11,161
63
Rising$704,772 · +0.1%

Corona

pop 161,540
62
Rising$765,560 · -1.2%

Temecula

pop 112,431
62
Rising$769,756 · -1.6%

Moreno Valley

pop 213,919
61
Stable$552,845 · -1.2%

La Quinta

pop 39,907
61
Stable$748,855 · -1.6%

Wildomar

pop 37,736
61
Stable$655,675 · -0.8%

Desert Hot Springs

pop 33,917
61
Stable$379,672 · -3.0%

Riverside

pop 323,757
60
Stable$648,603 · -1.1%

Murrieta

pop 112,539
59
Stable$690,322 · -1.5%

Palm Desert

pop 53,147
55
Stable$551,924 · -2.5%

Cathedral City

pop 52,517
55
Stable$484,056 · -3.8%

Palm Springs

pop 45,453
54
Stable$630,706 · -2.2%

Thousand Palms

pop 7,967
49
Stable$380,677 · -4.9%

Blythe

pop 17,320
35
Cooling$219,368 · -8.7%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
60° / 41°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
82° / 60°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
258
~71% of year
Annual precip
22″ rain
8″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
Very high
Earthquake
Very high
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.