Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 43/100
D
Median home value$487,900
Riverside $536,300
Median rent$1,759/mo
Riverside $1,846/mo
Cost-burdened households41%
Riverside 41%
Rialto
San Bernardino County104,143 residents2 school districts
49
D+
Suburbgrade score
25th of 60 Riverside suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
49
Riverside median 47
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Rialto is like to live in, by category
Bars show Rialto against Riverside. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 36/100
F
Within-state proficiency24th pct
Riverside median 36th pct
Student–teacher ratio23.1
Riverside median 22.9
Graduation rate91%
Riverside median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 77/100
B
Housing cost index91
Riverside 100
Eff. tax rate0.65%
Riverside 0.79%
Local sales tax7.75%
Riverside median 8.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 40/100
D−
Mean commute31.9 min
Riverside 33.2 min
Under 30 minutes55%
Riverside 53%
Transit stops / sq mi9.5
Riverside median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 67/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés72
Riverside median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries8
Riverside median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks36
Riverside median 19 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 36/100
F
Median household income$88,857
Riverside $89,662
Unemployment7.7%
Riverside 6.8%
Professional occupations20%
Riverside 33%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Rialto on employment & income
Rialto's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Eastvale15 mi from RialtoB− 56 C− El Sobrante17 mi from RialtoB− 53 C− Woodcrest17 mi from RialtoC− 52 D+ Upland15 mi from RialtoC− 60 C Corona20 mi from RialtoC− 57 C− Rancho Cucamonga10 mi from RialtoC− 60 C Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Rialto
Is Rialto, CA a good place to live?
Rialto scores 49 out of 100, 25th 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 Rialto expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $487,900, 9% below the Riverside median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.65%. $1,759/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Rialto?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Rialto sit at the 24th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 23.1 student–teacher ratio. Rialto is served by Rialto Unified and Colton Joint Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Rialto?
The mean commute is 31.9 min, with 55% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 7.8% working from home. Transit density is 9.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Rialto?
Within two miles there are 8 groceries, 72 restaurants and cafés and 36 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Rialto old or new?
The median home in Rialto was built in 1982 — 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. 71% 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.