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San Jacinto vs Perris

13 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.7× in Perris) and growth since 2010 (+6.8 pts in San Jacinto).

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San Jacinto, CAHomes around $483KCalifornia · 55,180 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.

San JacintoHomes around $483K
Housing$483K typical home37% below the CA typical home Outdoors#300 most conserved land in CA13 miles of trails across 36 parks and preserves College town1 collegeMt San Jacinto Community College District All about San Jacinto →
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 differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails2.7×
Perris has more miles of trail
Perris 34.9 miSan Jacinto 12.9 mi
Growth since 2010+6.8 pts
San Jacinto has grown faster since 2010
San Jacinto +21.9%Perris +15.1%
Jobs per worker+58%
Perris is more of a job hub
Perris 0.76San Jacinto 0.48
Work from home+4.3 pts
More people work from home in San Jacinto
San Jacinto 10%Perris 5.7%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Perris places higher on 12 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.

Safety
CSan JacintoSafer than 27% of U.S. towns C−PerrisSafer than 24% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+San JacintoBetter than 35% of districts in the state BPerrisBetter than 60% of districts in the state
Health
C−San JacintoHealthier than 18% of U.S. towns C−PerrisHealthier than 24% of U.S. towns
9San Jacinto
12Perris

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #409#252 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #536#350 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #501#676 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #568#420 Cheapest rentCost of living · 830 towns #263#403 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #538#399 Fewest smokersHealth · 844 towns #617#530 Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #344#272

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 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.

San Jacinto$2,880/mo
Typical home $483K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $1,615/mo · Housing →
Perris$3,220/mo
Typical home $543K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $1,876/mo · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,200 a year, between Perris and San Jacinto.

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.

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
San JacintoPerris
Snow a year0″0″
January low40°F42°F
July high95°F97°F
Growing season (days)315d329d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)97th95th
Outdoors & history
San JacintoPerris
Trails13 mi35 mi
Conserved land7.8%7.5%
Settled1888—
National Register places22
Archive photos248
Famous people born here38
Community
San JacintoPerris
Library hours a week47 hrs50 hrs
Colleges in town1—
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

13 miles apart

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

San JacintoPerrisSan JacintoPerris
San Jacinto ↔ Perris13 miles apart
Who commutes between them
605 San Jacinto residents work in Perris (2.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in San Jacinto →
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.

San JacintoPerris
People
Population 55,180Lowest 80,511Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +21.9%Highest CA: +6.1% +15.1%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 31.9±1.3Highest 16% below CA 31.3±0.8Lowest 17% below CA
San Jacinto and Perris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.6%±2.1Lowest CA: 22% 28.5%±1.8Highest CA: 22%
Perris and San Jacinto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.9%±1.3Highest CA: 15.7% 7.9%±0.9Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.3%Highest CA: 37.1% 12.3%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±1.1Lowest CA: 7.6% 7.2%±0.9Highest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,647±$6kLowest 19% below CA $88,911±$4kHighest 10% below CA
Perris and San Jacinto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $433,700±$11kLowest 41% below CA $474,700±$12kHighest 35% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,615±$233Lowest 21% below CA $1,876±$126Highest 8% below CA
Perris and San Jacinto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,706Lowest 28% below CA $3,942Highest 23% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 68.3%±10.2Highest CA: 55.3% 57.5%±7.4Lowest CA: 55.3%
San Jacinto and Perris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.1%Highest CA: 12% 10.7%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75%Highest CA: 55.9% 68.8%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2000 24 yrs newer than CA 2000 24 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 41 minHighest 41% above CA 37 minLowest 29% above CA
Work from home 10%±2.5Highest CA: 17.2% 5.7%±1.1Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 10.7%Highest 8.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.48Lowest 0.76Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Hemet (8%)Riverside (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in PerrisFew work in San Jacinto
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.8%Highest 7.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.9 miLowest 34.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 36Highest 27Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 48.4Lowest 49.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #375 of 574 in CA#343 of 574 in CA
School district San Jacinto UnifiedPerris Elementary · Perris Union High
High school in town San Jacinto HighOrange Vista High
Students per teacherat that high school 19.3Lowest 22.2Highest
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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