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A town of 2,627.
Meadowbrook earns a D, ranked 663rd of 841 in California, mostly because of health. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 94% of the country. One bright spot: it has 10 miles of trail. Meadowbrook’s average trip to work is 42 minutes, against 28 minutes in California’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 38 of California’s 1,064 towns score lower on hazard risk.
Where Meadowbrook beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Meadowbrook’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 Meadowbrook is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2019 and 4 maps from 1953 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Meadowbrook. 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
34 mi Stadium & arenaHonda Center
4 mi MuseumOrange Empire Railway Museum
33 mi MuseumRichard Nixon Presidential Library and MuseumDisneyland: 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
Meadowbrook 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 Meadowbrook.
Meadowbrook has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns, has homes that are cheap against local pay and sends most of its workers to Perris and beyond.
42% of adults have obesity in Meadowbrook. Meadowbrook beats the California average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 23. 16% of adults have diabetes in Meadowbrook.
| Meadowbrook | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 22% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 16% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Meadowbrook | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21% | 10.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 20% | 10.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 32.6% | 17.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The FEMA risk score in Meadowbrook is 100 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
9.8 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Meadowbrook’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile.
| Meadowbrook | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.5 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.8% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Meadowbrook has 169 jobs for its 1,389 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 372 in 2013 to 169.
Most working residents leave Meadowbrook for work: only 1% work in town. 17% of Meadowbrook residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Meadowbrook fell to 169 in 2023, 203 fewer than in 2013.
| Meadowbrook | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 6.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Elsinore weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 329 days, longer than in 96% of U.S. towns. The Elsinore weather station records that about 123 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Meadowbrook has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 42° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 3 years of the Riverside metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 97% of California towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living. 83% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 55.3% across California.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Meadowbrook
About 3 of every 100 Meadowbrook residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Census-designated place in California, United States
Meadowbrook is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Meadowbrook sits at an elevation of 1,621 feet (494 m). The 2020 United States census reported Meadowbrook's population was 3,142, down from 3,185 at the 2010 census.
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4 towns share a border with Meadowbrook.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowbrook | #663 | D | C | — | C+ | D |
| Lake Elsinore | #580 | D | D− | C | B− | C+ |
| Good Hope | #815 | D− | C | — | C | D |
| Perris | #709 | D− | D | C− | C+ | C− |
| Canyon Lake | #285 | C+ | D− | A− | B− | B |
Meadowbrook and Good Hope report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Meadowbrook with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Meadowbrook grades D overall, better than 7% of U.S. towns and #663 of 841 in California. It grades D for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
The typical home is worth about $265,000, 65% 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.
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