Cost of living in Riverside

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score

B−

72/100
23rd of 60

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The four inputs

Housing cost index101

Riverside 10045% · scores 77

Effective property tax rate0.68%

Riverside 0.79%25% · scores 86

Utilities92

Riverside 10020% · scores 68

Local sales tax8.75%

Riverside median 8.75%10% · scores 25

Vertical rule marks the Riverside reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Riverside suburbs for cost of living

All 60 ranked, Riverside highlighted

1BarstowA−$245,000 2Twentynine PalmsA−$268,200 3BloomingtonB+$469,200 4San BernardinoB+$422,300 5BlytheB+$225,000 6HesperiaB+$409,000 7ColtonB$443,800 8RialtoB$487,900 9CoachellaB$367,600 10Lakeland VillageB$463,500 11MuscoyB$422,600 12East HemetB$419,700 13Loma LindaB$596,900 14Apple ValleyB$407,400 15PhelanB$386,800 16Jurupa ValleyB$574,600 17MontclairB$569,100 18HemetB$352,200 19Valle VistaB$336,200 20IndioB$458,400 21BanningB$352,100 22Palm SpringsB−$604,000 23RiversideB−$584,800 24UplandB−$739,400 25AdelantoB−$349,100 26Cathedral CityB−$453,100 27Desert Hot SpringsB−$354,800 28HighlandB−$485,600 29FontanaB−$586,800 30Mead ValleyB−$446,200 31OntarioB−$607,600 32Rancho CucamongaB−$740,200 33VictorvilleB−$385,600 34Palm DesertB−$542,000 35YucaipaB−$502,100 36PerrisB−$474,700 37La QuintaB−$661,600 38Big Bear CityB−$463,500 39Yucca ValleyB−$363,400 40CoronaC+$700,700 41Grand TerraceC+$517,600 42RedlandsC+$618,900 43San JacintoC+$433,700 44TemeculaC+$679,700 45ChinoC+$683,400 46NorcoC+$782,400 47Moreno ValleyC+$503,700 48Canyon LakeC+$699,600 49WildomarC+$552,400 50Rancho MirageC$807,200 51MurrietaC$639,800 52WoodcrestC$786,300 53MenifeeC$537,300 54BeaumontC$503,500 55Lake ElsinoreC$566,000 56Chino HillsC$874,900 57El SobranteC−$836,300 58French ValleyD+$679,800 59Temescal ValleyD+$710,400 60EastvaleD−$831,900

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Better than Riverside on cost of living

Riverside grades B− on cost of living. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbCost of livingMedian home valueEff. tax rateOverall

Bloomington8 mi from RiversideB+$469k0.67% 49 D+ San Bernardino15 mi from RiversideB+$422k0.68% 46 D Colton9 mi from RiversideB$444k0.68% 47 D Rialto12 mi from RiversideB$488k0.65% 49 D+ Muscoy15 mi from RiversideB$423k0.62% 42 D− Lakeland Village20 mi from RiversideB$464k0.74% 40 D−

Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24

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