Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 65/100
C+
Median home value$710,400
Riverside $536,300
Median rent$2,938/mo
Riverside $1,846/mo
Cost-burdened households45%
Riverside 41%
Temescal Valley
Riverside County30,069 residents2 school districts
46
D
Suburbgrade score
35th of 60 Riverside suburbs. Strongest on housing & affordability, held back by commute & transport.
46
Riverside median 47
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Temescal Valley is like to live in, by category
Bars show Temescal Valley against Riverside. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 47/100
D
Within-state proficiency61st pct
Riverside median 36th pct
Student–teacher ratio26.1
Riverside median 22.9
Graduation rate92%
Riverside median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 49/100
D+
Housing cost index138
Riverside 100
Eff. tax rate0.83%
Riverside 0.79%
Local sales tax7.75%
Riverside median 8.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 11/100
F
Mean commute42.6 min
Riverside 33.2 min
Under 30 minutes28%
Riverside 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.2
Riverside median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 43/100
D
Restaurants & cafés9
Riverside median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Riverside median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks19
Riverside median 19 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 60/100
C
Median household income$122,051
Riverside $89,662
Unemployment4.3%
Riverside 6.8%
Professional occupations45%
Riverside 33%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Temescal Valley on commute & transport
Temescal Valley's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Loma Linda23 mi from Temescal ValleyB 59 C Grand Terrace21 mi from Temescal ValleyC 50 D+ Colton22 mi from Temescal ValleyD+ 47 D Riverside13 mi from Temescal ValleyD 54 C− Fontana24 mi from Temescal ValleyD− 53 C− Bloomington21 mi from Temescal ValleyF 49 D+ Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Temescal Valley
Is Temescal Valley, CA a good place to live?
Temescal Valley scores 46 out of 100, 35th of 60 Riverside suburbs. It is strongest on housing & affordability and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Temescal Valley expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $710,400, 32% above the Riverside median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.83%. $2,938/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Temescal Valley?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Temescal Valley sit at the 61st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 26.1 student–teacher ratio. Temescal Valley is served by Corona-Norco Unified and Lake Elsinore Unified School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Temescal Valley?
The mean commute is 42.6 min, with 28% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 17% working from home. Transit density is 0.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Temescal Valley?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 9 restaurants and cafés and 19 parks, which grades D on amenities.
Are the homes in Temescal Valley old or new?
The median home in Temescal Valley was built in 2003 — newer 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. 98% 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.