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Perris vs Hesperia

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

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Perris, CAHomes around $543KCalifornia · 80,511 people
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Hesperia, CAHomes around $462KCalifornia · 100,775 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.

Perris$3,220/mo
Typical home $543K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $1,876/mo · Housing →
Hesperia$2,660/mo
Typical home $462K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $1,590/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
PerrisHesperia
Snow a year0″0″
January low42°F33°F
July high97°F98°F
Growing season (days)329d233d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th85th
Outdoors & history
PerrisHesperia
Conserved land7.5%0.7%
Settled—1988
National Register places2—
Archive photos85
Famous people born here85
Community
PerrisHesperia
Library hours a week50 hrs44 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.

Perris ↔ Hesperia42 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.

PerrisHesperia
People
Population 80,511Lowest 100,775Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +15.1%Highest CA: +6.1% +10.7%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 31.3±0.8Lowest 17% below CA 32.7±0.8Highest 14% 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 28.5%±1.8Lowest CA: 22% 29.1%±1.7Highest CA: 22%
Hesperia and Perris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.9%±0.9Lowest CA: 15.7% 10.6%±0.9Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.3%Highest CA: 37.1% 11.9%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.2%±0.9Highest CA: 7.6% 5.6%±0.6Lowest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $88,911±$4kHighest 10% below CA $72,160±$5kLowest 27% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $474,700±$12kHighest 35% below CA $409,000±$8kLowest 44% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,876±$126Highest 8% below CA $1,590±$92Lowest 22% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,942Highest 23% below CA $2,522Lowest 51% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.5%±7.4Lowest CA: 55.3% 59.3%±6Highest 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 10.7%Lowest CA: 12% 16.9%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.8%Highest CA: 55.9% 67.2%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2000Highest 24 yrs newer than CA 1988Lowest 12 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 37 minLowest 29% above CA 43 minHighest 49% above CA
Work from home 5.7%±1.1Lowest CA: 17.2% 9.2%±1.3Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 8.9%Lowest 11.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miLowest 28.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.76Highest 0.43Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Riverside (8%)Victorville (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HesperiaFew work in Perris
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.5%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 34.9 miLowest 123.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miLowest 1.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 27Highest 12Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 49.2Highest 30.3Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #343 of 574 in CA#457 of 574 in CA
School district Perris Elementary · Perris Union HighHesperia Unified · Pathways to College K8 District
High school in town Orange Vista HighAlta Vista Innovation High
Students per teacherat that high school 22.2Lowest 32.9Highest
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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