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Menifee vs Perris

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+17.2 pts in Menifee) and work from home (+8.5 pts in Menifee).

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Menifee, CAHomes around $581KCalifornia · 110,305 people
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Perris, CAHomes around $543KCalifornia · 80,511 people
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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.

MenifeeHomes around $581K
Housing$581K typical home24% below the CA typical home SchoolsBetter than 4%of CA districts Outdoors#414 most walkable in CA51 miles of trails across 55 parks and preserves All about Menifee →
PerrisHomes around $543K
Housing$543K typical home29% below the CA typical home SchoolsBetter than 60%of CA districts Outdoors#308 most conserved land in CA35 miles of trails across 27 parks and preserves All about Perris →
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.

Growth since 2010+17.2 pts
Menifee has grown faster since 2010
Menifee +32.3%Perris +15.1%
Work from home+8.5 pts
More people work from home in Menifee
Menifee 14.2%Perris 5.7%
Age 65++9.5 pts
Menifee has more people 65 and up
Menifee 17.4%Perris 7.9%
Jobs per worker+90%
Perris is more of a job hub
Perris 0.76Menifee 0.40
Median age6.8 yrs
Menifee skews older
Menifee 38.1Perris 31.3
Property tax bill+23%
Tax bills are bigger in Menifee
Menifee $4,852Perris $3,942
★ What stands out · Report cards

Menifee places higher on 14 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.

Safety
BMenifeeSafer than 57% of U.S. towns C−PerrisSafer than 24% of U.S. towns
Schools
D−MenifeeBetter than 4% of districts in the state BPerrisBetter than 60% of districts in the state
Health
B−MenifeeHealthier than 50% of U.S. towns C−PerrisHealthier than 24% of U.S. towns
14Menifee
8Perris

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #687#308 SafestSafety · 411 towns #69#254 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #362#676 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #417#252 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 844 towns #448#711 Fewest smokersHealth · 844 towns #329#530 Most educatedPeople · 844 towns #535#718 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #495#677

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Menifee’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Menifee

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.

Menifee$3,480/mo
Typical home $581K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $2,110/mo · Housing →
Perris$3,220/mo
Typical home $543K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $1,876/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Menifee and Perris.

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.

Where they are

Menifee and Perris share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

MenifeePerrisMenifeePerris
Menifee ↔ Perris7.2 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1,377 Menifee residents work in Perris (3.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Menifee →
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
MenifeePerris
Snow a year0″0″
January low42°F42°F
July high97°F97°F
Growing season (days)329d329d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)96th95th
Outdoors & history
MenifeePerris
Trails51 mi35 mi
Conserved land0.7%7.5%
Settled2008—
National Register places—2
Archive photos248
Famous people born here38
Community
MenifeePerris
Library hours a week47 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.

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.

MenifeePerris
People
Population 110,305Highest 80,511Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +32.3%Highest CA: +6.1% +15.1%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 38.1±1.1Highest about the CA average 31.3±0.8Lowest 17% below CA
Kids under 18 25%±1.5Lowest CA: 22% 28.5%±1.8Highest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 17.4%±1.1Highest CA: 15.7% 7.9%±0.9Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.5%Highest CA: 37.1% 12.3%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±0.8Lowest CA: 7.6% 7.2%±0.9Highest CA: 7.6%
Perris and Menifee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $93,454±$4kHighest 6% below CA $88,911±$4kLowest 10% below CA
Menifee and Perris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $537,300±$12kHighest 27% below CA $474,700±$12kLowest 35% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,110±$91Highest 4% above CA $1,876±$126Lowest 8% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,852Highest 5% below CA $3,942Lowest 23% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 70.6%±5.3Highest CA: 55.3% 57.5%±7.4Lowest CA: 55.3%
Below poverty line 9.5%Lowest CA: 12% 10.7%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.2%Highest CA: 55.9% 68.8%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 25 yrs newer than CA 2000Lowest 24 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 42 minHighest 45% above CA 37 minLowest 29% above CA
Work from home 14.2%±1.7Highest CA: 17.2% 5.7%±1.1Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 8%Lowest 8.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Lowest 0.76Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Temecula (8%)Riverside (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in PerrisFew work in Menifee
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 7.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 51.4 miHighest 34.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 mi 1.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 55Highest 27Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 71.1Highest 49.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #310 of 574 in CA#343 of 574 in CA
School district Menifee Union · Perris Union HighPerris Elementary · Perris Union High
High school in town Paloma Valley HighOrange Vista High
Students per teacherat that high school 22.9Highest 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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