Riverside

Best Riverside suburbs for young professionals

Ranked on employment and income at 25%, amenities at 25%, commute at 20%, median rent at 15% (lower is better) and cost of living at 15%. Schools are not counted.

Updated Sep 2026·60 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Loma Linda University and Medical Center
Loma Linda$597k median · 19.6 min commute
Employment DAmenities B−Commute B
64
Score
overall 59 C
2
(1 in a multiple picture album) I take a lot of pictures of this chapel because . . . I like it.
Redlands$619k median · 24.9 min commute
Employment C−Amenities A−Commute C+
64
Score
overall 62 C
3
29 Palms California looking East on Hwy. 62 - Photo by Glenn Francis of www.Pacific Pro Digital.com
Twentynine Palms$268k median · 15.9 min commute
Employment C−Amenities D−Commute B+
63
Score
overall 48 D+
4
Upland City Hall (left) and Upland Public Library (right). The statue of en:George Chaffey is visible on the far left. Taken June 18, 2006.
Upland$739k median · 31.1 min commute
Employment C−Amenities ACommute D
62
Score
overall 60 C
5
Coachella 2013, with the Do Lab and Helix Poeticus snail visible
Indio$458k median · 23.0 min commute
Employment DAmenities C+Commute C
61
Score
overall 52 D+
6
A view of Palm Springs from the Museum Trail
Palm Springs$604k median · 22.2 min commute
Employment FAmenities C+Commute B+
60
Score
overall 54 C−
7
Virginia Dare Winery Office Park
Rancho Cucamonga$740k median · 32.3 min commute
Employment C−Amenities B+Commute D−
57
Score
overall 60 C
8
Temecula City Hall located in Old Town Temecula.
Temecula$680k median · 36.3 min commute
Employment CAmenities B+Commute F
57
Score
overall 60 C
9
Fontana Center Stage Theater
Fontana$587k median · 33.4 min commute
Employment DAmenities BCommute D−
56
Score
overall 53 C−
10
Montclair CA,United States
Montclair$569k median · 30.2 min commute
Employment FAmenities A−Commute D−
56
Score
overall 53 C−
This list's weighting
Employment 25%Amenities 25%Commute 20%Median rent (lower is better) 15%Cost of living 15%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Loma Linda (TigranKarakhanyan · CC0); Redlands (Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it! · CC BY-SA 2.0); Twentynine Palms (Toglenn · CC BY-SA 4.0); Upland (Rockero · CC BY-SA 3.0); Indio (sachoben · CC BY-SA 2.0); Palm Springs (Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0); Rancho Cucamonga (Jordan W. · CC BY-SA 3.0); Temecula (Davishan99 · CC BY-SA 3.0); Fontana (Jordan W. · CC BY-SA 3.0); Montclair (Westpacificmovement · CC BY-SA 4.0).