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NuevoCA

A town of 6,803, settled in 1915.

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Photo: Trios2007 · Public domain
Photo of Nuevo

Nuevo, CA · Photo: Trios2007 · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Nuevo a good place to live?

Nuevo grades D overall, ranked 645th of 841 in California, mostly because of health. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 82% of the country. One bright spot: the median household earns $113K. Nuevo’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, above both the California town median (28 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On walkability, just 77 of California’s 1,063 towns do worse. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top.

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Nuevo for work

Where Nuevo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

9% → Riverside Riverside 9% 8% → Perris Perris 8% 7% → Moreno Valley Moreno Valley 7% 5% → Los Angeles Los Angeles 5% 3% → Menifee Menifee 3% 3% → Temecula Temecula 3% Nuevo · 2% stay
424jobs based in Nuevo
2%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Nuevo grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Nuevo is from typical.

How grading works
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Lakeview Mountains from Nuevo, California Panorama
Lakeview Mountains from Nuevo, California Panorama, 2024
Nuevo’s story

111 years in pictures

Census counts: 1,628 in 1980, 6,733 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2024 and 4 maps from 1942 on.

  • 1915Nuevo is settled
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Nearby attractions

Orange Empire Railway Museum and 46 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nuevo. Close and well known come first.

All 122 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

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 · San Gorgonio Mountain: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0 · San Jacinto Peak: Wattewyl, CC BY 3.0 · Toyota Arena: jondoeforty1, CC BY 2.0 · Riverside National Cemetery: Sigris Lopez, CC BY-SA 4.0

Getting set up

Moving to Nuevo: who provides what

Nuevo 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 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesRiverside CountyRiverside County provides services here
SchoolsPerris Union High School District (9-12)Nuview Union Elementary School District2 districts serve Nuevo; 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.gov
Who runs elections hereRiverside Registrar of VotersRiverside County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes92567, 9258592567 98% · 92585 2%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 Nuevo.

Nuevo has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Riverside and beyond, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D−

Earthquakes leads a very high hazard risk in Nuevo

97risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
97Very high riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland floodingWildfire
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

SchoolsB−

Nuevo’s public schools outperform 54% of California districts

Its public schools are run by the Nuview Union school district. Its one school is below.

54%of CA districts it outscoresB−School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Valley View ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6Grades K–6554–

NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests

HealthC−

For health, Nuevo earns a C−

Against the 6,764 U.S. towns with household incomes like Nuevo’s, it is less healthy than 98%, so it trails even them.

30% of Nuevo adults say their health is fair or poor. Nuevo beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22. 27% of Nuevo adults worry about having enough food.

18%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
NuevoCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)30%22%19%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)27%16%14%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)17%9%8.1%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)70%72%79%
32 measures vs. California
1 better9 too close to call22 worse
What stands outNuevoCA
Fewer adults who have had cancer5.7%6.4%
More uninsured adults17.1%10.6%
Menifee Global Medical Center
5.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental
12th
percentile among CA towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+

Most working residents commute out of Nuevo

Nuevo has 424 jobs for its 2,530 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 39.3 minutes, against 28.7 across California.

Most working residents leave Nuevo for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Nuevo has added 231 jobs, to 424 in 2023. 6.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Nuevo.

2%work in town
NuevoCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Median household income$113,000$95,000$80,000
Below the poverty line6.6%10%9.6%
Working residents who work in town2%6.6%8%
Work from home10%14%11%

Where working residents work

In Nuevo2%
Riverside9%
Perris8%
Moreno Valley7%
Los Angeles5%
21 mi
median commute distance
424
jobs based in Nuevo
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HousingCost of living grade C−

Homes in Nuevo are worth about $572K, by Zillow’s estimate

The typical Nuevo home is worth about $572,000, up 1.5% in a year, 25% below the California typical home.

$572KZillow home value

Typical home value

Nuevo$572K
California$762K
+1.5%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Nuevo

The San Jacinto weather station, 10 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, 10 miles away, records that about 120 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.

Nuevo has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Nuevo is 95°F.

97°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter40–67°
Spring47–75°
Summer60–94°
Fall52–83°
Dec 10
typical first frost
Jan 31
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
97°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsC−

Conserved land covers 3.5% of Nuevo

1.9 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Nuevo’s trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile.

#621for trails in CA
NuevoCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.3 miles per square mile1.00.4
Conserved land3.5%4.3%4.3%
3.5%
conserved · 151 of 4,312 acres
1.9 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Nuevo

17pages on Nuevo
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Nuevo

About Nuevo

Census-designated place in California, United States

Nuevo (Spanish for "New") is a rural community located east of Lake Perris and the city of Perris in Riverside County, California. The population of the census-designated place (CDP) is 6,733 according to the 2020 census, up from 6,447 at the 2010 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
6.8 sq mi
Elevation
1,490 ft
ZIP code
92567

Nuevo’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Nuevo.

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How the neighbors grade
TownCA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Nuevo#645DC−—B−C−
Lakeview——C−—B−C

Lakeview has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Nuevo and Lakeview report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Nuevo with a neighbor →

Questions about Nuevo

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Nuevo, CA a good place to live?

Nuevo grades D overall, better than 8% of U.S. towns and #645 of 841 in California. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.

Is Nuevo, CA expensive?

Yes. That is 6.4 years of the area's median household income ($89,662 across the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.