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Woodcrest vs Riverside

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

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

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

Woodcrest and Riverside share a border

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

WoodcrestRiversideWoodcrestRiverside
Woodcrest ↔ Riverside4.3 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
WoodcrestRiverside
Snow a year0″0″
January low44°F43°F
July high94°F95°F
Growing season (days)365d353d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th94th
Outdoors & history
WoodcrestRiverside
Conserved land0%7.9%
Settled—1870
National Register places—24
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—44
Community
WoodcrestRiverside
Library hours a week42 hrs38 hrs
Colleges in town—5
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

WoodcrestRiverside
People
Population 17,368Lowest 319,069Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.2%Highest CA: +6.1% +3.7%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 38.6±1.9Highest about the CA average 33.6±0.5Lowest 11% below CA
Kids under 18 23.8%±2.1Highest CA: 22% 23.1%±0.7Lowest CA: 22%
Woodcrest and Riverside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.5%±2.3Highest CA: 15.7% 12%±0.5Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.9%Highest CA: 37.1% 25.7%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.6%±2.8Lowest CA: 7.6% 11.4%±0.5Highest 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 $153,731±$10kHighest 55% above CA $91,045±$2kLowest 8% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $786,300±$51kHighest 7% above CA $584,800±$6kLowest 20% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,909±$540Highest 43% above CA $1,914±$33Lowest 6% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,528Highest 12% below CA $3,428Lowest 33% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47%±22.8Lowest CA: 55.3% 58.6%±2.4Highest 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 5.7%Lowest CA: 12% 12.2%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.5%Highest CA: 55.9% 56.8%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than CA 1976Lowest same as CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 40 minHighest 38% above CA 31 minLowest 9% above CA
Work from home 16.4%±3.8Highest CA: 17.2% 10.6%±0.7Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 2.9%Lowest 23.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Lowest 1.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Riverside (20%)Corona (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 20% work in RiversideFew work in Woodcrest
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 7.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 16.3 miLowest 162.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 58Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 38.2Lowest 76.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#479 of 574 in CA
School district Riverside UnifiedRiverside County Office Of Education ROP · REACH Leadership STEAM Academy District
High school in town None in townMartin Luther King Jr. High
Students per teacherat that high school — 24.1
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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