HighgroveCA
A town of 8,366, founded in 1886.
What should you know before moving to Highgrove?
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 99% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Overall it grades C, ranked 351st of 841 in California. The median household earns $114K and 14% of its land is conserved. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $626K for a typical one and 7 times the Riverside metro’s $90K median household income. 6.1% of residents are 65 or older in Highgrove, below both the California town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). The biggest park or preserve is Box Springs Mountain Reserve, at 61 acres.
What makes Highgrove stand out
Where Highgrove beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Highgrove has grown 88% from 2010 to 2020
3,988 counted in 2010 and 7,515 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Highgrove grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Highgrove is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Disneyland and 63 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Highgrove. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaAngel Stadium of Anaheim
Big draw38 mi Theme parkDisney California Adventure10.1M visitors a year
35 mi Stadium & arenaHonda Center
27 mi MountainMount San Antonio
15 mi Stadium & arenaToyota ArenaPhoto 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 · Mount San Antonio: The original uploader was Tillman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Toyota Arena: jondoeforty1, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Highgrove: who provides what
Highgrove 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 Highgrove.
Highgrove has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, sends most of its workers to Riverside and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Inland flooding leads a very high hazard risk in Highgrove
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Highgrove since 1993.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools in Highgrove beat 64% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the Riverside Unified school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highgrove ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 848 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Highgrove has set aside 14.5% of its land for conservation
3.6 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Highgrove’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spring Mountain Ranch Park | 0.5 mi | 12 |
| 2. Highgrove Community Park | 0.5 mi | 9 |
| 3. Box Springs Mountain Reserve | 0.1 mi | 61 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents commute out of Highgrove
Highgrove has 804 jobs for its 3,513 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 436 in 2013 to 804.
Most working residents leave Highgrove for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Highgrove is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Highgrove has added 368 jobs, to 804 in 2023.
| Highgrove | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $114,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Younger than California overall
People 65 and older are 6% of residents (16% statewide); children under 18 are 31% of residents (22% statewide). 38% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Highgrove.
| Highgrove | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 31% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 30.9 years | 39.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.5 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Highgrove | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.2% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.4% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.1% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.3% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.5% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.9% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.6% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.5% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.2% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.7% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Mild winters and hot summers in Highgrove
The Riverside Fire Stn 3 weather station, 6 miles away, records that about 110 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. January nights average 42.6°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 95.1°.
Highgrove has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Highgrove | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 43°F | 40°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Highgrove ranks healthier than 52% of the country’s towns
Against the 6,581 U.S. towns with household incomes like Highgrove’s, it is less healthy than 82%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Highgrove beats the California average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 69% of Highgrove adults had a checkup this year.
| Highgrove | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 72% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Highgrove | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.5% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.5% | 5.6% |
| More adults with obesity | 36.4% | 27.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Highgrove sells for about $745K at the median
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Highgrove
Colleges nearby
13 within 15 miles of the center of Highgrove
About 7 of every 100 Highgrove residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
99% of working residents leave Highgrove for work
Where Highgrove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Highgrove
Census-designated place in California, United States
Highgrove is a census-designated place (CDP) and an unincorporated community in the Inland Empire region of Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 3,988 at the 2010 census, up from 3,445 at the 2000 census. The latest 2020 census shows 7,515 total population, an 88.4% increase from last 2010 census, which makes it the fastest-growing location in entire Riverside County.
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- Area
- 3.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 951 ft
- Area code
- 951
Highgrove’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Highgrove.
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Questions about Highgrove
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Highgrove, CA a good place to live?
Highgrove grades C overall, better than 33% of U.S. towns and #351 of 841 in California. It grades B− for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Highgrove, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $626,000, 18% 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 D−.