Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario

60 cities and suburbs across Riverside, each scored out of 100 on the same national scales. The metro's median home is $536,300 and its mean commute 33.2 min. Redlands scores highest overall at 62. Temecula leads on schools, Barstow leads on cost of living.

Places

Median score

Poll responses

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Coverage

60 places
in Riverside

One of 50 metros graded so far, on the same national scales.

10 mi

20 mi

30 mi

Downtown Riverside

Downtown San Bernardino

Redlands

Upland

Temecula

Corona

Murrieta

Chino

Indio

Ontario

Cathedral City

Twentynine Palms

Menifee

La Quinta

Big Bear City

Perris

Beaumont

San Jacinto

Desert Hot Springs

Hesperia

Barstow

Victorville

Blythe

Dot size = overall scoreA B C D Positions plotted from place centroids · rings measured from Downtown Riverside

Every suburb of Riverside, ranked

#	Place	Score	Hous	Scho	Cost	Comm	Amen	Empl	Resi
1	Redlands	62 C	D+	C	C+	C+	A−	C−	—
2	Upland	60 C	C−	C−	B−	D	A	C−	—
3	Temecula	60 C	C−	C+	C+	F	B+	C	—
4	Rancho Cucamonga	60 C	C−	C	B−	D−	B+	C−	—
5	Loma Linda	59 C	D−	C−	B	B	B−	D	—
6	Corona	57 C−	C−	C	C+	F	B+	C−	—
7	Murrieta	57 C−	C−	C+	C	F	A−	D+	—
8	Eastvale	56 C−	B	C−	D−	F	B−	B−	—
9	Riverside	54 C−	D	D+	B−	D	B−	D	—
10	Palm Springs	54 C−	D−	D−	B−	B+	C+	F	—
11	French Valley	54 C−	B−	C	D+	F	C−	C	—
12	Norco	53 C−	C	C	C+	F	C−	D+	—
13	Fontana	53 C−	D+	D	B−	D−	B	D	—
14	Montclair	53 C−	D	D+	B	D−	A−	F	—
15	El Sobrante	53 C−	B+	D	C−	F	F	B−	—
16	Chino	52 D+	C−	C	C+	F	D+	D+	—
17	Palm Desert	52 D+	D	D−	B−	B	C	F	—
18	Indio	52 D+	F	D−	B	C	C+	D	—
19	Woodcrest	52 D+	B+	D+	C	F	F	C−	—
20	Ontario	50 D+	D	D+	B−	F	C−	D	—
21	Rancho Mirage	50 D+	C−	D−	C	B	F	F	—
22	Grand Terrace	50 D+	D	F	C+	C	C−	D−	—
23	Canyon Lake	49 D+	C+	D−	C+	F	D	C−	—
24	Chino Hills	49 D+	B−	C	C	F	F	C−	—
25	Rialto	49 D+	D	F	B	D−	C+	F	—
26	Cathedral City	49 D+	F	D	B−	B−	F	D−	—
27	Bloomington	49 D+	D−	D−	B+	F	C−	F	—
28	Twentynine Palms	48 D+	F	F	A−	B+	D−	C−	—
29	Highland	48 D+	D−	D+	B−	D−	D	D−	—
30	Jurupa Valley	47 D	D+	F	B	F	D+	D	—
31	Yucaipa	47 D	D	D−	B−	F	C−	D−	—
32	Menifee	47 D	D+	D	C	F	B−	D−	—
33	Colton	47 D	F	F	B	D+	C−	F	—
34	San Bernardino	46 D	F	D−	B+	D	C	F	—
35	Temescal Valley	46 D	C+	D	D+	F	D	C	—
36	La Quinta	46 D	C−	F	B−	C	F	F	—
37	Wildomar	46 D	C−	D−	C+	F	C+	D−	—
38	Big Bear City	44 D	D−	D	B−	C+	F	F	—
39	Moreno Valley	43 D	D	D−	C+	F	C−	D−	—
40	Lake Elsinore	43 D	D+	F	C	F	C−	D+	—
41	Perris	43 D	D	F	B−	F	C	F	—
42	Muscoy	42 D−	F	D−	B	F	D−	F	—
43	Beaumont	41 D−	D+	D+	C	F	F	C−	—
44	Yucca Valley	41 D−	F	F	B−	D−	C−	F	—
45	Mead Valley	40 D−	D	D−	B−	F	F	F	—
46	Lakeland Village	40 D−	D−	D−	B	F	F	D	—
47	East Hemet	39 D−	D−	F	B	F	F	F	—
48	Hemet	38 D−	F	F	B	F	C+	F	—
49	Apple Valley	38 D−	F	F	B	F	D	F	—
50	San Jacinto	38 D−	D−	F	C+	F	D	F	—
51	Coachella	38 D−	F	F	B	C−	F	F	—
52	Desert Hot Springs	36 F	F	D−	B−	D−	F	F	—
53	Hesperia	35 F	F	F	B+	F	F	F	—
54	Barstow	34 F	F	F	A−	D	F	F	—
55	Victorville	34 F	F	F	B−	F	F	F	—
56	Valle Vista	34 F	F	F	B	F	F	F	—
57	Blythe	34 F	F	F	B+	B−	F	F	—
58	Banning	34 F	F	F	B	F	F	F	—
59	Phelan	29 F	F	F	B	F	F	F	—
60	Adelanto	27 F	F	F	B−	F	F	F	—

— for Residents: fewer than 8 poll responses, so the category is not yet counted. Those places' overall scores are computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. 60 of 60 are currently below the threshold.

Six Riverside lists

Best Riverside suburbs for families Most affordable Riverside suburbs Best Riverside suburbs for schools Shortest commutes to Downtown Riverside Most walkable Riverside suburbs Best Riverside suburbs for young professionals

8 head-to-heads

Riverside vs Woodcrest San Bernardino vs Muscoy Fontana vs Rialto Moreno Valley vs Mead Valley Ontario vs Eastvale Rancho Cucamonga vs Upland Corona vs Norco Victorville vs Adelanto

5 guides

What "median home value" hides when you compare suburbsWhat a school proficiency percentile actually measuresWhat a two-mile amenity count can and cannot seeReading an effective property tax rateWhat the scores deliberately do not coverAll guides →