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Perris vs Menifee

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

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

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

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

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Perris’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.

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

Perris and Menifee share a border

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

PerrisMenifeePerrisMenifee
Perris ↔ Menifee7.2 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
PerrisMenifee
Snow a year0″0″
January low42°F42°F
July high97°F97°F
Growing season (days)329d329d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th96th
Outdoors & history
PerrisMenifee
Trails35 mi51 mi
Conserved land7.5%0.7%
Settled—2008
National Register places2—
Archive photos824
Famous people born here83
Community
PerrisMenifee
Library hours a week50 hrs47 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.

PerrisMenifee
People
Population 80,511Lowest 110,305Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +15.1%Lowest CA: +6.1% +32.3%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 31.3±0.8Lowest 17% below CA 38.1±1.1Highest about the CA average
Kids under 18 28.5%±1.8Highest CA: 22% 25%±1.5Lowest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 7.9%±0.9Lowest CA: 15.7% 17.4%±1.1Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.3%Lowest CA: 37.1% 22.5%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.2%±0.9Highest CA: 7.6% 6.3%±0.8Lowest 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 $88,911±$4kLowest 10% below CA $93,454±$4kHighest 6% 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 $474,700±$12kLowest 35% below CA $537,300±$12kHighest 27% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,876±$126Lowest 8% below CA $2,110±$91Highest 4% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,942Lowest 23% below CA $4,852Highest 5% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.5%±7.4Lowest CA: 55.3% 70.6%±5.3Highest CA: 55.3%
Below poverty line 10.7%Highest CA: 12% 9.5%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.8%Lowest CA: 55.9% 80.2%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2000Lowest 24 yrs newer than CA 2001Highest 25 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 37 minLowest 29% above CA 42 minHighest 45% above CA
Work from home 5.7%±1.1Lowest CA: 17.2% 14.2%±1.7Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 8.9%Highest 8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miLowest 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.76Highest 0.40Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Riverside (8%)Temecula (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Menifee3% work in Perris
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.5%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 34.9 miLowest 51.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 mi 1.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 27Lowest 55Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 49.2Lowest 71.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #343 of 574 in CA#310 of 574 in CA
School district Perris Elementary · Perris Union HighMenifee Union · Perris Union High
High school in town Orange Vista HighPaloma Valley High
Students per teacherat that high school 22.2Lowest 22.9Highest
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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