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Hesperia vs Perris

42 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.5× in Hesperia) and property tax bill (+56% in Perris).

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Hesperia, CAHomes around $462KCalifornia · 100,775 people
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Perris, CAHomes around $543KCalifornia · 80,511 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 more a month in Perris

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Hesperia$2,660/mo
Typical home $462K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $1,590/mo · Housing →
Perris$3,220/mo
Typical home $543K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $1,876/mo · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,800 a year, between Perris and Hesperia.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Perris places higher on 12 of 22 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
HesperiaPerris
Snow a year0″0″
January low33°F42°F
July high98°F97°F
Growing season (days)233d329d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th95th
Outdoors & history
HesperiaPerris
Conserved land0.7%7.5%
Settled1988—
National Register places—2
Archive photos58
Famous people born here58
Community
HesperiaPerris
Library hours a week44 hrs50 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

42 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hesperia ↔ Perris42 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

HesperiaPerris
People
Population 100,775Highest 80,511Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.7%Lowest CA: +6.1% +15.1%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 32.7±0.8Highest 14% below CA 31.3±0.8Lowest 17% below CA
Hesperia and Perris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.1%±1.7Highest CA: 22% 28.5%±1.8Lowest CA: 22%
Hesperia and Perris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.6%±0.9Highest CA: 15.7% 7.9%±0.9Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.9%Lowest CA: 37.1% 12.3%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±0.6Lowest CA: 7.6% 7.2%±0.9Highest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $72,160±$5kLowest 27% below CA $88,911±$4kHighest 10% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $409,000±$8kLowest 44% below CA $474,700±$12kHighest 35% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,590±$92Lowest 22% below CA $1,876±$126Highest 8% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,522Lowest 51% below CA $3,942Highest 23% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.3%±6Highest CA: 55.3% 57.5%±7.4Lowest CA: 55.3%
Hesperia and Perris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.9%Highest CA: 12% 10.7%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.2%Lowest CA: 55.9% 68.8%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Lowest 12 yrs newer than CA 2000Highest 24 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 43 minHighest 49% above CA 37 minLowest 29% above CA
Work from home 9.2%±1.3Highest CA: 17.2% 5.7%±1.1Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 11.8%Highest 8.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Lowest 0.76Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Victorville (10%)Riverside (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PerrisFew work in Hesperia
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 7.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 123.6 miHighest 34.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.7 miHighest 1.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 12Lowest 27Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 30.3Lowest 49.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #457 of 574 in CA#343 of 574 in CA
School district Hesperia Unified · Pathways to College K8 DistrictPerris Elementary · Perris Union High
High school in town Alta Vista Innovation HighOrange Vista High
Students per teacherat that high school 32.9Highest 22.2Lowest
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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