Green AcresCA
Population 3,382: a town in California.
Is Green Acres a good place to live?
With a D− overall, Green Acres sits 705th of 841 in California. That leaves it better than 5% of U.S. towns. Hazard risk is its weak spot (D−) — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 99% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Homes run about $326K for a typical one, 3.6 times the Riverside metro’s $90K median household income. Green Acres’ average commute is 44 minutes, where California’s towns sit at 28 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Green Acres’ typical July afternoon high is 96°F, above both the California town median (89°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
Green Acres has grown 62% from 2010 to 2020
1,805 counted in 2010 and 2,918 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Green Acres grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Green Acres is from typical.
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Moving to Green Acres: who provides what
Green Acres 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 Green Acres.
Green Acres has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns, sends most of its workers to San Diego and beyond and has property taxes about half the California norm.
The biggest natural risk in Green Acres is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
Since 1981, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Green Acres. FEMA puts just over two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 31% to earthquakes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Green Acres is less healthy than 84% of U.S. towns
Green Acres: nearly two in five adults feel lonely. Among adults in the town, 69% had a checkup this year and 29% say their health is fair or poor.
| Green Acres | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 72% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 22% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 29% | 35% |
| What stands out | Green Acres | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.1% | 6.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12.2% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 0.7% of Green Acres
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 1.7 miles of trail. Green Acres’ trail density stands at 1.2 miles per square mile.
| Green Acres | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.2 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Winchester Trails Community Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The average trip to work in Green Acres is longer than in most of California or the rest of the country
Green Acres has 96 jobs for its 1,142 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 43.8 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
The median commute is under 35 miles. Among working residents in Green Acres, 1.1% work locally. Employers in Green Acres added 43 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 96. The top destinations are San Diego (7%), Los Angeles (5%) and Hemet (5%).
| Green Acres | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 44 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $80,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Green Acres, expect mild winters and hot summers
The San Jacinto weather station, 7 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, 7 miles away, records that about 120 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Green Acres brings mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in Green Acres sells for about $550K
The median property tax bill is $2,383, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
In Green Acres, the median rent is $1,696 a month. For households in the town, the share who live in a home they own is 88%.
| Green Acres | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,696 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Joshua Tree National Park and 45 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Green Acres. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi National ParkJoshua Tree National Park2.9M visitors a year
29 mi MountainSan Gorgonio Mountain
24 mi MountainSan Jacinto Peak
9 mi MuseumOrange Empire Railway Museum
37 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Arena
36 mi LakeBig Bear LakePhoto credits
Joshua Tree National Park: Sergiy Galyonkin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · San Gorgonio Mountain: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0 · San Jacinto Peak: Wattewyl, CC BY 3.0 · Orange Empire Railway Museum: The original uploader was Pretzelpaws at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Toyota Arena: jondoeforty1, CC BY 2.0 · Big Bear Lake: H.G. Judd, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Green Acres
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Green Acres
About 3 of every 100 Green Acres residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
99% of working residents leave Green Acres for work
Where Green Acres’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Green Acres
Census-designated place in California, United States
Green Acres is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Green Acres sits at an elevation of 1,555 feet (474 m). The 2020 United States census reported Green Acres's population was 2,918.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,555 ft
Green Acres’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Green Acres.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Acres | #705 | D− | C | — | C+ | C− |
| Winchester | #682 | D | D | — | C+ | C+ |
| Homeland | #725 | D− | B− | — | C | D |
| Hemet | #777 | D− | C− | C− | C+ | D |
Green Acres, Winchester and Homeland report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Green Acres with a neighbor →
Questions about Green Acres
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Green Acres, CA a good place to live?
Green Acres grades D− overall, better than 5% of U.S. towns and #705 of 841 in California. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Green Acres, CA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $326,000, 57% 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.