Ellis Street, Good Hope, California with San Jacinto Peak in background, 2025
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Explore the history →Good HopeCA
In California, this town has 8,816 residents.
Population
8,816
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$392K
Census ACS
Household income
$57K
median
Median age
31.9
years
Jobs based here
470
A commuter town
TownGrade
D−
#815 of 841 in CA
Is Good Hope a good place to live?
The weak point is hazard risk — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 100% of U.S. communities, with wildfire at the top. Good Hope’s overall grade is D−, behind almost every U.S. town. In the ranking it comes 815th of 841 in California. It lags on health as well: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 91% of the country. Homes run about $392K for a typical one, 4.4 times the Riverside metro’s $90K median household income. 27% of residents live below the poverty line locally, where California’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Good Hope for work
Where Good Hope’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
470jobs based in Good Hope
1%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Good Hope grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Good Hope is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 100% of U.S. communities; wildfire tops the listD−Open →HealthMenifee Global Medical Center 7.3 miles awayDOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentC−Open →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsCOpen →SchoolsWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 9.2 of 20; 9.4% of households have no car; 0.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors6 miles of trails; 6% conserved landC+Open →HistoryGraded on historic places and the town’s ageDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 95° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 31.9; 6% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 177 attractions →Disneyland and 68 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Good Hope. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaAngel Stadium of Anaheim
Big draw37 mi Theme parkDisney California Adventure10.1M visitors a year
35 mi Stadium & arenaHonda Center
3 mi MuseumOrange Empire Railway Museum
32 mi MuseumRichard Nixon Presidential Library and MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Disneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Angel Stadium of Anaheim: Staff Sgt. Chad McMeen, Public domain · Disney California Adventure: CrispyCream27, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Honda Center: Arnold C (Buchanan-Hermit), Attribution · Orange Empire Railway Museum: The original uploader was Pretzelpaws at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum: The original uploader was Sorcha at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5
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Getting set up
Moving to Good Hope: who provides what
Good Hope is unincorporated, so Riverside County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerSouthern California Edison31.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterEastern Municipal WD water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesRiverside CountyRiverside County provides services here
SchoolsPerris Union High School DistrictPerris Elementary School District2 districts serve Good Hope; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereRiverside Registrar of VotersRiverside County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code9257092570 100%Census 2020
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 Good Hope.
Good Hope has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has poverty well above the California rate and trails Mead Valley and its other neighbors on schools.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D−
In Good Hope, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical California or U.S. town
Of the losses FEMA expects in Good Hope, 75% come from wildfires and 14% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
100risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
WildfireInland floodingEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
SchoolsC
Good Hope’s public schools trail 71% of California districts
Each of its 3 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its C, Mead Valley highest at C+.
Public schools: the Perris Elementary school district. Its two schools are below. 648 students attend Good Hope’s public school.
29%of CA districts it outscoresCSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Hope ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 648 | – |
| California Ranch School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–11 | Grades 9–11 | 6 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
HealthD
Good Hope stands out in California and nationally: a larger share of its adults have obesity
For adults in Good Hope, the share who had a checkup this year is 67%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Good Hope beats California on 1 and trails on 22. Two figures for adults in the town: 38% get no exercise outside work, 37% worry about having enough food.
9%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Good Hope | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 22% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 24% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 72% | 79% |
32 measures vs. California
1 better9 too close to call22 worse
| What stands out | Good Hope | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.1% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 24.5% | 10.6% |
Menifee Global Medical Center
7.3 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
6th
percentile among CA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Few of Good Hope’s working residents work in town
Good Hope has 470 jobs for its 3,656 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 1,068 in 2013 to 470.
Jobs in Good Hope fell by 598 from 2013 to 2023, to 470. Its middle household income stands at $57,000. The top destinations are Riverside (7%), Perris (7%) and Moreno Valley (6%). For half of commuters, work is under 24 miles away.
1%work in town
| Good Hope | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 27% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Good Hope1%
Riverside7%
Perris7%
Moreno Valley6%
Los Angeles5%
24 mi
median commute distance
470
jobs based in Good Hope
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Good Hope
The Elsinore weather station, 7 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 329 days, longer than in 96% of U.S. towns. The Elsinore weather station, 7 miles away, records that about 123 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
The typical July afternoon high in Good Hope is 93°F.
95°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter42–66°
Spring48–74°
Summer60–92°
Fall53–82°
Dec 18
typical first frost
Jan 28
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
95°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsC+
6.2% of the land in Good Hope is protected from building
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 5.9 miles. Good Hope has one park or preserve, 3 acres in all. Its trail density stands at 0.5 miles per square mile.
#527for trails in CA
| Good Hope | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.2% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
6.2%
conserved · 447 of 7,155 acres
5.9 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Good Hope Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HousingCost of living grade C
A home in Good Hope sells for about $577K at the median
The median property tax bill is $1,926, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
For Good Hope, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,528 a month. The share of households in Good Hope who live in a home they own: 56%.
$577Kmedian sale price
| Good Hope | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,528 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
1
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Good Hope
17pages on Good Hope
The big questions
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The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Good Hope
Moreno Valley CollegeCommunity college · Public · Moreno Valley9.1 mi$1,428 in-state tuitionPlatt College-RiversideUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Riverside11.3 mi$14,922 tuitionUniversity of California-RiversideUniversity or college · Public · Riverside14.2 mi$15,606 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Good Hope residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Good Hope
Census-designated place in California, United States
Good Hope is a census-designated place in the Inland Empire region of Riverside County, California. Good Hope sits at an elevation of 1,624 feet (495 m). The 2020 United States census reported Good Hope's population was 9,468.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 11 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,624 ft
- Area code
- 760
Good Hope’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Good Hope.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D−; Perris (D−) is closest.
PerrisMeadowbrookMead ValleyGood Hope
How the neighbors grade
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Hope | #815 | D− | C | — | C | D |
| Perris | #709 | D− | D | C− | C+ | C− |
| Meadowbrook | #663 | D | C | — | C+ | D |
| Mead Valley | #650 | D | D | — | C+ | C− |
Good Hope, Meadowbrook and Mead Valley report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Good Hope with a neighbor →
Questions about Good Hope
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Good Hope, CA a good place to live?
Good Hope grades D− overall, in the bottom 2% of U.S. towns and #815 of 841 in California. It grades D for health and C for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Good Hope, CA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $392,000, 49% 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.