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A town of 6,668.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 100% of U.S. communities, with wildfire at the top. Overall it grades C−, 501st of 841 graded towns in California. It has 9 miles of trail. Cherry Valley’s typical journey to work is 36 minutes, above both California’s towns (28 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest place to walk is Bogart County Park, 216 acres with 2.9 miles of trail.
Where Cherry Valley beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Cherry Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Cherry Valley is from typical.
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Census counts: 3,165 in 1970, 6,509 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 5 maps from 1942 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cherry Valley. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi National ParkJoshua Tree National Park2.9M visitors a year
12 mi MountainSan Gorgonio Mountain
18 mi LakeBig Bear Lake
20 mi MountainSan Jacinto Peak
39 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Arena
35 mi Stadium & arenaToyota ArenaJoshua Tree National Park: Sergiy Galyonkin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · San Gorgonio Mountain: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Big Bear Lake: H.G. Judd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Jacinto Peak: Wattewyl, CC BY 3.0 · Acrisure Arena: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Toyota Arena: jondoeforty1, CC BY 2.0
Cherry Valley is unincorporated, so Riverside County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Cherry Valley.
Cherry Valley has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has commutes longer than most of California and has many renters stretched by housing costs.
57% of Cherry Valley’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by earthquakes at 22%. One declared disaster, in 2007, has brought federal aid to Cherry Valley households. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Count the trails in 3 parks and preserves and they come to 9.2 miles. The trail density for Cherry Valley comes to 1.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bogart County Park | 2.9 mi | 216 |
| 2. San Bernardino National Forest | 0.6 mi | 170 |
| 3. Edgar Canyon Nature Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The average commute for its 2,571 working residents takes 36.2 minutes, against 28.7 across California. Jobs based here grew from 421 in 2013 to 1,130.
For most workers, Cherry Valley is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. Jobs in Cherry Valley grew by 709 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,130. Cherry Valley: 13% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are San Bernardino (8%), Beaumont (6%) and Riverside (6%).
| Cherry Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The San Jacinto weather station, 13 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 315 days, longer than in 96% of U.S. towns. The San Jacinto weather station, 13 miles away, records that about 120 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Cherry Valley’s midsummer high is 94°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Cherry Valley, 33% feel lonely. CDC measures, 32 in all: Cherry Valley beats California on 13 and trails on 11.
| Cherry Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Cherry Valley | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.4% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
80.1% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 55.3% across California.
The going rate for rent in Cherry Valley is $1,399 a month. For households locally, the share who own their home is 83%. On the market here: a median 57 days to sell.
| Cherry Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,399 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of Cherry Valley
About 6 of every 100 Cherry Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Census-designated place in California, United States
Cherry Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Inland Empire region of Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 6,509 at the 2020 census, up from 6,362 at the 2010 census. It is situated at the most northwestern point of the San Gorgonio Pass. The area was planted with many cherry trees, for which Cherry Valley was named. While many of the trees have long since been removed and replaced with homes, a few can still be spotted in backyards throughout the area.
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2 towns share a border with Cherry Valley.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Valley | #501 | C− | C | — | B | B− |
| Beaumont | #388 | C | D− | B− | B | B− |
| Banning | #799 | D− | C− | C | C− | C− |
Cherry Valley reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Cherry Valley with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cherry Valley grades C− overall, better than 19% of U.S. towns and #501 of 841 in California. It grades B− for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
The typical home is worth about $408,000, 46% below the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
