Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 30/100
F
Median home value$363,400
Riverside $536,300
Median rent$1,428/mo
Riverside $1,846/mo
Cost-burdened households42%
Riverside 41%
Yucca Valley
San Bernardino County21,770 residentsMorongo Unified
41
D−
Suburbgrade score
44th of 60 Riverside suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by schools.
41
Riverside median 47
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Yucca Valley is like to live in, by category
Bars show Yucca Valley against Riverside. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 29/100
F
Within-state proficiency30th pct
Riverside median 36th pct
Student–teacher ratio21.2
Riverside median 22.9
Graduation rate81%
Riverside median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 68/100
B−
Housing cost index77
Riverside 100
Eff. tax rate0.77%
Riverside 0.79%
Local sales tax8.75%
Riverside median 8.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 42/100
D−
Mean commute28.3 min
Riverside 33.2 min
Under 30 minutes51%
Riverside 53%
Transit stops / sq mi2.7
Riverside median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 54/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés32
Riverside median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Riverside median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks15
Riverside median 19 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 30/100
F
Median household income$59,563
Riverside $89,662
Unemployment6.6%
Riverside 6.8%
Professional occupations32%
Riverside 33%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Yucca Valley on schools
Yucca Valley's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Big Bear City23 mi from Yucca ValleyD 44 D Cathedral City20 mi from Yucca ValleyD 49 D+ Rancho Mirage25 mi from Yucca ValleyD− 50 D+ Palm Springs23 mi from Yucca ValleyD− 54 C− Desert Hot Springs13 mi from Yucca ValleyD− 36 F Twentynine Palms20 mi from Yucca ValleyF 48 D+ Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Yucca Valley
Is Yucca Valley, CA a good place to live?
Yucca Valley scores 41 out of 100, 44th of 60 Riverside suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Yucca Valley expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $363,400, 32% below the Riverside median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.77%. $1,428/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Yucca Valley?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Yucca Valley sit at the 30th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 81% graduation rate and a 21.2 student–teacher ratio. Yucca Valley is served by Morongo Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Yucca Valley?
The mean commute is 28.3 min, with 51% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 7.8% working from home. Transit density is 2.7 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Yucca Valley?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 32 restaurants and cafés and 15 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Yucca Valley old or new?
The median home in Yucca Valley was built in 1978 — older 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. 82% 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.