Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 13/100
F
Median home value$225,000
Riverside $536,300
Median rent$938/mo
Riverside $1,846/mo
Cost-burdened households34%
Riverside 41%
Blythe
Riverside County17,396 residentsPalo Verde Unified
34
F
Suburbgrade score
57th of 60 Riverside suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
34
Riverside median 47
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Blythe is like to live in, by category
Bars show Blythe against Riverside. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 29/100
F
Within-state proficiency17th pct
Riverside median 36th pct
Student–teacher ratio21.6
Riverside median 22.9
Graduation rate90%
Riverside median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 78/100
B+
Housing cost index62
Riverside 100
Eff. tax rate1.02%
Riverside 0.79%
Local sales tax8.75%
Riverside median 8.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 70/100
B−
Mean commute19.0 min
Riverside 33.2 min
Under 30 minutes82%
Riverside 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.6
Riverside median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 0/100
F
Restaurants & cafés0
Riverside median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Riverside median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks0
Riverside median 19 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 12/100
F
Median household income$56,625
Riverside $89,662
Unemployment12%
Riverside 6.8%
Professional occupations29%
Riverside 33%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Blythe on amenities
Blythe's weakest grade is F.
Nothing within 25 miles beats Blythe on amenities.
Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Blythe
Is Blythe, CA a good place to live?
Blythe scores 34 out of 100, 57th 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 Blythe expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $225,000, 58% below the Riverside median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.02%. $938/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Blythe?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Blythe sit at the 17th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 21.6 student–teacher ratio. Blythe is served by Palo Verde Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Blythe?
The mean commute is 19.0 min, with 82% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 3.3% working from home. Transit density is 0.6 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Blythe?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 0 restaurants and cafés and 0 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Blythe old or new?
The median home in Blythe was built in 1980 — older 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. 64% 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.