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Riverside vs Woodcrest

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (10× in Riverside) and size (18.4× in Riverside).

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Riverside, CAA history townCalifornia · 319,069 people
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Woodcrest, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 17,368 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 · Report cards

Woodcrest places higher on 10 of 18 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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $800 more a month in Woodcrest

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.

Riverside$3,700/mo
Typical home $645K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $1,914/mo · Housing →
Woodcrest$4,500/mo
Typical home $786K (Census) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $2,909/mo · Housing →

The difference: $800 a month, about $9,600 a year, between Woodcrest and Riverside.

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

Riverside and Woodcrest share a border

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

RiversideWoodcrestRiversideWoodcrest
Riverside ↔ Woodcrest4.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1,413 Woodcrest residents work in Riverside (19.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Woodcrest →
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
RiversideWoodcrest
Snow a year0″0″
January low43°F44°F
July high95°F94°F
Growing season (days)353d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)94th89th
Outdoors & history
RiversideWoodcrest
Conserved land7.9%0%
Settled1870—
National Register places24—
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here44—
Community
RiversideWoodcrest
Library hours a week38 hrs42 hrs
Colleges in town5—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

RiversideWoodcrest
People
Population 319,069Highest 17,368Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.7%Lowest CA: +6.1% +7.2%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 33.6±0.5Lowest 11% below CA 38.6±1.9Highest about the CA average
Kids under 18 23.1%±0.7Lowest CA: 22% 23.8%±2.1Highest CA: 22%
Woodcrest and Riverside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12%±0.5Lowest CA: 15.7% 17.5%±2.3Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.7%Lowest CA: 37.1% 32.9%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 11.4%±0.5Highest CA: 7.6% 9.6%±2.8Lowest CA: 7.6%
Riverside and Woodcrest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $91,045±$2kLowest 8% below CA $153,731±$10kHighest 55% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $584,800±$6kLowest 20% below CA $786,300±$51kHighest 7% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,914±$33Lowest 6% below CA $2,909±$540Highest 43% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,428Lowest 33% below CA $4,528Highest 12% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.6%±2.4Highest CA: 55.3% 47%±22.8Lowest CA: 55.3%
Riverside and Woodcrest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.2%Highest CA: 12% 5.7%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 56.8%Lowest CA: 55.9% 90.5%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest same as CA 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 9% above CA 40 minHighest 38% above CA
Work from home 10.6%±0.7Lowest CA: 17.2% 16.4%±3.8Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 23.4%Highest 2.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.17Highest 0.33Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Corona (6%)Riverside (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Woodcrest20% work in Riverside
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 162.4 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.0 miHighest 1.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 58Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 76.8Highest 38.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #479 of 574 in CA—
School district Riverside County Office Of Education ROP · REACH Leadership STEAM Academy DistrictRiverside Unified
High school in town Martin Luther King Jr. HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 24.1 —
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Riverside neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 1w

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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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