Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Median home value$503,500
Riverside $536,300
Median rent$1,681/mo
Riverside $1,846/mo
Cost-burdened households36%
Riverside 41%
Beaumont
Riverside County56,266 residents2 school districts
41
D−
Suburbgrade score
43rd of 60 Riverside suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
41
Riverside median 47
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Beaumont is like to live in, by category
Bars show Beaumont against Riverside. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 50/100
D+
Within-state proficiency52nd pct
Riverside median 36th pct
Student–teacher ratio—
Riverside median 22.9
Graduation rate92%
Riverside median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Housing cost index105
Riverside 100
Eff. tax rate1.23%
Riverside 0.79%
Local sales tax7.75%
Riverside median 8.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 23/100
F
Mean commute35.7 min
Riverside 33.2 min
Under 30 minutes44%
Riverside 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Riverside median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 3/100
F
Restaurants & cafés0
Riverside median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Riverside median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks1
Riverside median 19 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 54/100
C−
Median household income$107,118
Riverside $89,662
Unemployment4.9%
Riverside 6.8%
Professional occupations41%
Riverside 33%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Beaumont on amenities
Beaumont's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Redlands17 mi from BeaumontA− 62 C Loma Linda20 mi from BeaumontB− 59 C Menifee19 mi from BeaumontB− 47 D Palm Springs24 mi from BeaumontC+ 54 C− Hemet10 mi from BeaumontC+ 38 D− Perris17 mi from BeaumontC 43 D Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Beaumont
Is Beaumont, CA a good place to live?
Beaumont scores 41 out of 100, 43rd of 60 Riverside suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Beaumont expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $503,500, 6% below the Riverside median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.23%. $1,681/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Beaumont?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Beaumont sit at the 52nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a — student–teacher ratio. Beaumont is served by Beaumont Unified School District and San Jacinto Unified School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Beaumont?
The mean commute is 35.7 min, with 44% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Beaumont?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 0 restaurants and cafés and 1 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Beaumont old or new?
The median home in Beaumont was built in 2006 — newer than 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. 91% 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.