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A city of 80,511. A typical home worth about $543K.

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Population
80,511
+15.1% since 2010
Typical home
$543K
+0.9% in a year
Household income
$89K
median
Median age
31.3
years
Jobs based here
25,905
Balanced

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A growing town

Perris has grown 15.1% since 2010

68,386 people in 2010; 80,511 today.

68,3862010
78,7002020
80,511Today

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS

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Housing

A typical Perris home is worth about $543K

The typical Perris home is worth about $543,000, up 0.9% in a year, 29% below the California typical home.

$543KZillow home value

Typical home value

Perris$543K
California$764K
Market temperature
BalancedA seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s
46
days on market
100.8%
sale-to-list price
+0.9%
value change, 1 year
29
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 95% of U.S. communities.

95risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
95Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesWildfire
4
paid flood claims since 1980
7
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

Perris’s public schools outperform 60% of California districts

The public schools Perris’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 60% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

BSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Triple Crown ElementaryK–5971Not graded
Innovative Horizons CharterK–8894Not graded
May Ranch ElementaryK–5848Not graded
Skyview ElementaryK–6725Not graded
Railway ElementaryK–6715Not graded
Val Verde ElementaryK–6693Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduationAll 26 schools →
Outdoors

7.5% of Perris is conserved land

35 miles of trails across 27 parks and preserves.

7.5%conserved
Map of Perris: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
7.5%
conserved · 1,518 of 20,205 acres
35 mi
of trails · 1.1 per sq mi
#308
most conserved land in CA
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Kabian Park19.5 mi641
2. Paragon Park0.6 mi19
3. Monument Ranch Park0.6 mi9
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health

Healthier than 24% of U.S. towns

Perris beats the California average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.

C−Health Grade
32 measures vs. California
4 better9 too close to call19 worse
What stands outPerrisCA
Fewer adults who have had cancer3.6%6.4%
Fewer adults with heart disease4.7%5.6%
More uninsured adults19.3%10.6%
Menifee Global Medical Center
5.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: dental
19th
percentile among CA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Safety

Less crime per resident than 24% of U.S. towns

Perris reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 76% report less.

C−Safety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Perris2.7
California4.3
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Perris18.2
California18.2
U.S.15.5
24th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
38th
percentile among CA towns
228
violent crimes reported in 2025
1,531
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Perris has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 41°, and snow is almost unheard of.

96°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter41–67°
Spring48–75°
Summer60–92°
Fall52–82°
Dec 18
typical first frost
Jan 28
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
96°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Perris

Most working residents leave Perris for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Riverside (8%), Moreno Valley (7%) and Los Angeles (5%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

9%work in town

Where working residents work

In Perris9%
Riverside8%
Moreno Valley7%
Los Angeles5%
San Bernardino3%
23 mi
median commute distance
25,905
jobs based in Perris
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Perris incinerator 1
c. 1900 · Perris incinerator 1 · Wikimedia Commons
Perris’s story

Perris in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.

Perris viewDowntown Perris Station - Ward Kimball MarkerAerial lake perris sra
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Landmarks

2 places in Perris on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Famous people from Perris

8 notable people were born in Perris.

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About Perris

City in California, United States

Official town website ↗

Perris is an old railway city in Riverside County, California, United States, located 71 miles (114 km) east-southeast of Los Angeles and 81 miles (130 km) north of San Diego. It is known for Lake Perris, skydiving, the Southern California Railway Museum, and its sunny dry climate. Perris is within the Inland Empire metropolitan area and within the Greater Los Angeles area. Perris had a population of 78,700 as of the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
78,700
Area
32 sq mi
Elevation
1,453 ft
ZIP code
92570, 92571, 92572
Area code
951

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