El SobranteRiverside County, CA
A town of 13,129.
Is El Sobrante a good place to live?
Homes are expensive, about $836K for a typical one and 9.3 times the Riverside metro’s $90K median household income. Overall it grades C+, 296th of 841 graded towns in California. The median household earns $166K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 77% of the country. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. El Sobrante’s median rent is $2,880 a month, above both the California town median ($1,895 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Only 71 of California’s 1,063 towns score lower on history.
What makes El Sobrante stand out
Where El Sobrante beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
El Sobrante has grown 10% from 2010 to 2020
12,723 counted in 2010 and 14,039 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How El Sobrante grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far El Sobrante is from typical.
Its grades run from A for jobs and income (better than 87% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 3%), so the C+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Disneyland and 82 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around El Sobrante. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw31 mi Theme parkKnott's Berry Farm4.5M visitors a year
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaAngel Stadium of Anaheim
Big draw27 mi Theme parkDisney California Adventure10.1M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi MuseumOldest McDonald's restaurant
24 mi Stadium & arenaHonda CenterPhoto credits
Disneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Knott's Berry Farm: Phydend at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Angel Stadium of Anaheim: Staff Sgt. Chad McMeen, Public domain · Disney California Adventure: CrispyCream27, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Oldest McDonald's restaurant: Northwalker, CC0 · Honda Center: Arnold C (Buchanan-Hermit), Attribution
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Moving to El Sobrante: who provides what
El Sobrante 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in El Sobrante.
El Sobrante has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than Woodcrest and its other neighbors and sends most of its workers to Riverside and beyond.
Conserved land covers 13.4% of El Sobrante
14 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in El Sobrante is 1.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Hills Reserve Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
El Sobrante’s schools rank ahead of 61% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the Riverside Unified school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Mathews ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 733 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
El Sobrante faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For health, El Sobrante earns an A−
Its A− for health tops all 4 graded neighbors; Woodcrest (B) comes closest. Against the 1,851 U.S. towns with household incomes like El Sobrante’s, it is less healthy than 87%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
9.6% of adults smoke cigarettes in El Sobrante. El Sobrante beats the California average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of adults binge drink in El Sobrante.
| El Sobrante | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 11% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | El Sobrante | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7% | 10.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 10.6% |
| More adults with obesity | 32.5% | 27.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
El Sobrante stands out in California and nationally, with fewer of its residents who live below the poverty line
El Sobrante has 954 jobs for its 6,350 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 36.6 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
2.9% of El Sobrante residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in El Sobrante grew to 954 in 2023, 572 more than in 2013. El Sobrante’s average trip to work is 37 minutes.
| El Sobrante | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $166,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 19% | 14% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In El Sobrante, expect mild winters and hot summers
The Riverside Citrus Exp weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 103 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns. January nights average 43.8°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.5°.
El Sobrante has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| El Sobrante | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 44°F | 40°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 89°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than California overall
The median household earns $165,682, against $99,122 across California, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (39% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (24% statewide). 41% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| El Sobrante | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| El Sobrante | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.2% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.1% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.9% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.1% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.9% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.5% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 22% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.6% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Everything we know about El Sobrante
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of El Sobrante
About 8 of every 100 El Sobrante residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
98% of working residents leave El Sobrante for work
Where El Sobrante’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About El Sobrante
Census-designated place in California, US
El Sobrante (pronounced [el soˈβɾante]; Spanish for 'The Leftovers', 'The Surplus', 'The Remaining Land') is a census-designated place in the Inland Empire region of Riverside County, California. El Sobrante sits at an elevation of 1,283 feet (391 m). The 2020 United States census reported El Sobrante's population was 14,039.
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- Area
- 7.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,283 ft
El Sobrante’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with El Sobrante.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Woodcrest (C+) comes closest.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Sobrante | #296 | C+ | D− | — | B | A− |
| Riverside | #568 | D | D | D | B | C+ |
| Home Gardens | #332 | C | D | — | B+ | C |
| Corona | #381 | C | D− | C | B+ | B |
| Woodcrest | #322 | C+ | D | — | B | B |
El Sobrante, Home Gardens and Woodcrest report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare El Sobrante with a neighbor →
Questions about El Sobrante
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is El Sobrante, CA a good place to live?
El Sobrante grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #296 of 841 in California. It grades A− for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is El Sobrante, CA expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.