Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 45/100
D
Median home value$446,200
Riverside $536,300
Median rent$1,926/mo
Riverside $1,846/mo
Cost-burdened households38%
Riverside 41%
Mead Valley
Riverside County19,286 residentsVal Verde Unified
40
D−
Suburbgrade score
45th of 60 Riverside suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
40
Riverside median 47
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Mead Valley is like to live in, by category
Bars show Mead Valley against Riverside. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 39/100
D−
Within-state proficiency30th pct
Riverside median 36th pct
Student–teacher ratio22.5
Riverside median 22.9
Graduation rate95%
Riverside median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 70/100
B−
Housing cost index88
Riverside 100
Eff. tax rate0.69%
Riverside 0.79%
Local sales tax7.75%
Riverside median 8.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 30/100
F
Mean commute32.1 min
Riverside 33.2 min
Under 30 minutes47%
Riverside 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.2
Riverside median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 14/100
F
Restaurants & cafés2
Riverside median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Riverside median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks3
Riverside median 19 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 35/100
F
Median household income$86,795
Riverside $89,662
Unemployment7.8%
Riverside 6.8%
Professional occupations19%
Riverside 33%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Mead Valley on amenities
Mead Valley's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Murrieta19 mi from Mead ValleyA− 57 C− Redlands17 mi from Mead ValleyA− 62 C Corona16 mi from Mead ValleyB+ 57 C− Fontana22 mi from Mead ValleyB 53 C− Riverside10 mi from Mead ValleyB− 54 C− Loma Linda15 mi from Mead ValleyB− 59 C Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Mead Valley
Is Mead Valley, CA a good place to live?
Mead Valley scores 40 out of 100, 45th 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 Mead Valley expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $446,200, 17% below the Riverside median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.69%. $1,926/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Mead Valley?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Mead Valley sit at the 30th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 22.5 student–teacher ratio. Mead Valley is served by Val Verde Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Mead Valley?
The mean commute is 32.1 min, with 47% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 9.0% working from home. Transit density is 0.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Mead Valley?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 2 restaurants and cafés and 3 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Mead Valley old or new?
The median home in Mead Valley was built in 1979 — 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. 59% 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.