Riverside

Most affordable Riverside suburbs

Ranked on what a household actually pays: the in-house cost-of-living index at 55%, the median home value against the metro at 25% (lower is better here), and the share of households already stretched by housing costs at 20%.

Updated Sep 2026·60 suburbs considered, 10 listed
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Blythe, California, seen from the air (from the north, looking south).
Blythe$225k median · 19.0 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment F
74
Affordability
overall 34 F
2
City view of Barstow, California as seen from the Desert Discovery Center on 831 Barstow Road, Barstow, California, view looking northwest.This photograph was t
Barstow$245k median · 28.2 min commute
Cost of living A−Housing FEmployment F
73
Affordability
overall 34 F
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
Cost of living A−Housing FEmployment C−
71
Affordability
overall 48 D+
4
Bloomington$469k median · 31.7 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing D−Employment F
65
Affordability
overall 49 D+
5
Coachella, California, City Hall
Coachella$368k median · 23.2 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment F
64
Affordability
overall 38 D−
6
East Hemet$420k median · 36.4 min commute
Cost of living BHousing D−Employment F
62
Affordability
overall 39 D−
7
Facing southwest from the top of Bass Hill in Apple Valley, California
Apple Valley$407k median · 41.1 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment F
60
Affordability
overall 38 D−
8
(1 in a multiple picture set) This picture is looking back at Banning, CA after just a few miles on quickly ascending Hwy. 243 on our way to Idyllwild, CA.
Banning$352k median · 32.6 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment F
60
Affordability
overall 34 F
9
Orange Groves and San Jacinto Mountains in Valle Vista, California
Valle Vista$336k median · 37.9 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment F
60
Affordability
overall 34 F
10
Rialto$488k median · 31.9 min commute
Cost of living BHousing DEmployment F
59
Affordability
overall 49 D+
This list's weighting
Cost of living 55%Median home value (lower is better) 25%Cost-burdened households 20%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Blythe (Northwalker · CC0); Barstow (Amin Eshaiker · CC BY-SA 3.0); Twentynine Palms (Toglenn · CC BY-SA 4.0); Coachella (Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0); Apple Valley (Z3lvs · CC0); Banning (inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +) · CC BY-SA 2.0); Valle Vista (Z3lvs · CC0).