Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 62/100
C
Median home value$782,400
Riverside $536,300
Median rent$1,925/mo
Riverside $1,846/mo
Cost-burdened households35%
Riverside 41%
Norco
Riverside County25,054 residentsCorona-Norco Unified
53
C−
Suburbgrade score
12th of 60 Riverside suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
53
Riverside median 47
0 · F
A+ · 100
Launch-day rule. Residents is not counted for Norco yet: no poll responses so far. The overall score of 53 is computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. Answer the poll →
What living here is actually like
Written summary in preparation This page is waiting for its written summary, and for a person to check it. Until then it is excluded from search engines.
What Norco is like to live in, by category
Bars show Norco against Riverside. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Within-state proficiency73rd pct
Riverside median 36th pct
Student–teacher ratio24.2
Riverside median 22.9
Graduation rate93%
Riverside median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Housing cost index119
Riverside 100
Eff. tax rate0.69%
Riverside 0.79%
Local sales tax8.75%
Riverside median 8.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 23/100
F
Mean commute36.5 min
Riverside 33.2 min
Under 30 minutes46%
Riverside 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Riverside median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 57/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés31
Riverside median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Riverside median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks31
Riverside median 19 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 52/100
D+
Median household income$127,566
Riverside $89,662
Unemployment4.8%
Riverside 6.8%
Professional occupations36%
Riverside 33%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
—
No responses yet. Residents is excluded from the score until eight people answer.
Ask the people who live here
Twelve yes/no questions, one tap each. No dataset knows whether the yards are kept or whether anyone talks to their neighbours. Answers feed the Residents grade, which needs eight responses before it counts.
Nobody has answered for Norco yet. If you live here, you can be the first.
Is it quiet at night?
—
Do you feel safe walking after dark?
—
Can you walk to a grocery store?
—
Is it good for young children?
—
Are yards and streets well kept?
—
Tap either button to answer — no account neededAll twelve questions →
Better than Norco on commute & transport
Norco's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Loma Linda19 mi from NorcoB 59 C Redlands24 mi from NorcoC+ 62 C Grand Terrace16 mi from NorcoC 50 D+ Colton16 mi from NorcoD+ 47 D Riverside9 mi from NorcoD 54 C− San Bernardino21 mi from NorcoD 46 D Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Norco
Is Norco, CA a good place to live?
Norco scores 53 out of 100, 12th of 60 Riverside suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Norco expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $782,400, 46% above the Riverside median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.69%. $1,925/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Norco?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Norco sit at the 73rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 24.2 student–teacher ratio. Norco is served by Corona-Norco Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Norco?
The mean commute is 36.5 min, with 46% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 13% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Norco?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 31 restaurants and cafés and 31 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Norco old or new?
The median home in Norco was built in 1975 — 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. 96% 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.