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Perris vs Moreno Valley

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+7.2 pts in Perris) and size (2.6× in Moreno Valley).

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Perris, CAHomes around $543KCalifornia · 80,511 people
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Moreno Valley, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 211,666 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 · Where they are

Perris and Moreno Valley share a border

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

PerrisMoreno ValleyPerrisMoreno Valley
Perris ↔ Moreno Valley9.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
2,543 Perris residents work in Moreno Valley (7.4% of its workers)
2,395 Moreno Valley residents work in Perris (2.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Perris →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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 →
Moreno Valley$3,200/mo
Typical home $551K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $2,135/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

Moreno Valley places higher on 13 of 23 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
PerrisMoreno Valley
Snow a year0″0″
January low42°F41°F
July high97°F95°F
Growing season (days)329d329d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th92nd
Outdoors & history
PerrisMoreno Valley
Conserved land7.5%11.3%
Settled—1984
National Register places2—
Archive photos817
Famous people born here824
Community
PerrisMoreno Valley
Library hours a week50 hrs63 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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.

PerrisMoreno Valley
People
Population 80,511Lowest 211,666Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +15.1%Highest CA: +6.1% +7.9%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 31.3±0.8Lowest 17% below CA 32.5±0.4Highest 14% below CA
Moreno Valley and Perris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.5%±1.8Highest CA: 22% 25.9%±0.9Lowest CA: 22%
Perris and Moreno Valley 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% 9.8%±0.5Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.3%Lowest CA: 37.1% 17.8%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.2%±0.9 CA: 7.6% 7.2%±0.5 CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $88,911±$4kLowest 10% below CA $93,222±$3kHighest 6% below CA
Moreno Valley 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 $503,700±$10kHighest 31% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,876±$126Lowest 8% below CA $2,135±$38Highest 5% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,942Highest 23% below CA $3,349Lowest 35% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.5%±7.4Lowest CA: 55.3% 61.4%±3.6Highest CA: 55.3%
Moreno Valley 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% 11.7%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.8%Highest CA: 55.9% 63.3%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 minHighest 29% above CA 36 minLowest 24% above CA
Work from home 5.7%±1.1Lowest CA: 17.2% 8%±0.7Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 8.9%Lowest 14.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.76Highest 0.69Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Riverside (8%)Riverside (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 7% work in Moreno Valley3% work in Perris
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.5%Lowest 11.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 34.9 miHighest 34.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 27Lowest 33Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 49.2Lowest 72.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #343 of 574 in CA#226 of 574 in CA
School district Perris Elementary · Perris Union HighLeadership Military Academy District · Journey District
High school in town Orange Vista HighValley View High
Students per teacherat that high school 22.2Highest 21.7Lowest
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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