Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 34/100
F
Median home value$352,100
Riverside $536,300
Median rent$1,650/mo
Riverside $1,846/mo
Cost-burdened households43%
Riverside 41%
Banning
Riverside County31,093 residents2 school districts
34
F
Suburbgrade score
58th of 60 Riverside suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
34
Riverside median 47
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Banning is like to live in, by category
Bars show Banning against Riverside. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 17/100
F
Within-state proficiency13th pct
Riverside median 36th pct
Student–teacher ratio22.1
Riverside median 22.9
Graduation rate70%
Riverside median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index80
Riverside 100
Eff. tax rate0.84%
Riverside 0.79%
Local sales tax7.75%
Riverside median 8.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 29/100
F
Mean commute32.6 min
Riverside 33.2 min
Under 30 minutes50%
Riverside 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Riverside median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 36/100
F
Restaurants & cafés12
Riverside median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Riverside median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks17
Riverside median 19 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 16/100
F
Median household income$61,764
Riverside $89,662
Unemployment8.2%
Riverside 6.8%
Professional occupations24%
Riverside 33%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Banning on employment & income
Banning's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Redlands17 mi from BanningC− 62 C Beaumont6 mi from BanningC− 41 D− Loma Linda21 mi from BanningD 59 C Menifee24 mi from BanningD− 47 D Yucaipa10 mi from BanningD− 47 D Moreno Valley18 mi from BanningD− 43 D Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Banning
Is Banning, CA a good place to live?
Banning scores 34 out of 100, 58th of 60 Riverside suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Banning expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $352,100, 34% below the Riverside median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.84%. $1,650/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Banning?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Banning sit at the 13th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 70% graduation rate and a 22.1 student–teacher ratio. Banning is served by Banning Unified and Beaumont Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Banning?
The mean commute is 32.6 min, with 50% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.3% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Banning?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 12 restaurants and cafés and 17 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Banning old or new?
The median home in Banning was built in 1984 — close to the Riverside median of 1987. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 80% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.