Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A city of 83,237, settled in 1886.
Perris earns a D−, 709th of 841 graded towns in California, mostly because of safety and health. Its crime rate is higher than 77% of U.S. towns, with 228 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 77% of the country. One bright spot: it has 35 miles of trail. Perris’ average trip to work is 37 minutes, against 28 minutes in California’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Perris's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 99% of U.S. towns. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top.
Where Perris beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
68,386 counted in 2010 and 78,700 in 2020; an estimated 83,237 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 5.8% since 2020, after 15.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Perris is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 4 maps from 1942 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Perris. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaAngel Stadium of Anaheim
Big draw40 mi Theme parkDisney California Adventure10.1M visitors a year
38 mi Stadium & arenaHonda Center
in town MuseumOrange Empire Railway Museum
35 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Perris, and how to reach them.
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 Perris.
Perris fares better on crime within California than nationally and has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has commutes longer than most of California.
Since 1980, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Perris.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Two of its 26 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple Crown ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 971 | – |
| Orange Vista HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,396 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Perris’ trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile. Kabian Park, at 641 acres with 19.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Perris | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.5% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kabian Park | 19.5 mi | 641 |
| 2. Paragon Park | 0.6 mi | 19 |
| 3. Monument Ranch Park | 0.6 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 33.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 61% of California’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 2,310 to 1,759 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Perris is 18.2 per 1,000 residents. Perris reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 77% report less.
| Perris | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 18.2 per 1,000 residents | 13.3 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.7 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
42% of Perris adults sleep under 7 hours. Perris beats the California average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 15% of Perris adults binge drink.
| Perris | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 72% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 33% |
| What stands out | Perris | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.6% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.7% | 5.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 19.3% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Perris home is worth about $542,000, up 1.3% in a year, 29% below the California typical home.
| Perris | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,876 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 64% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Elsinore weather station, 10 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 329 days, longer than in 96% of U.S. towns. The Elsinore weather station, 10 miles away, records that about 123 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Perris has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 94°, January nights drop to 41° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 34,294 working residents takes 37.1 minutes, against 28.7 across California. Jobs based here grew from 13,625 in 2013 to 25,905.
Most working residents leave Perris for work: only 9% work in town. Jobs based in Perris grew to 25,905 in 2023, 12,280 more than in 2013. 5.7% of workers work from home in Perris.
| Perris | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5.7% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.9% | 6.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
4 within 15 miles of the center of Perris
About 7 of every 100 Perris residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
2 places in Perris on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Perris.
City in California, United States
Perris is an old railway city in Riverside County, California, United States, located 71 miles (114 km) east-southeast of Los Angeles and 81 miles (130 km) north of San Diego. It is known for Lake Perris, skydiving, the Southern California Railway Museum, and its sunny dry climate. Perris is within the Inland Empire metropolitan area and within the Greater Los Angeles area. Perris had a population of 78,700 as of the 2020 census.
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7 towns share a border with Perris.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perris | #709 | D− | D | C− | C+ | C− |
| Menifee | #449 | C− | D− | B | B | B− |
| Good Hope | #815 | D− | C | — | C | D |
| Moreno Valley | #652 | D | D | C | C+ | C |
| Mead Valley | #650 | D | D | — | C+ | C− |
| March ARB | — | — | D− | — | C+ | D |
| Meadowbrook | #663 | D | C | — | C+ | D |
| Romoland | — | — | C− | — | C | C− |
March ARB and Romoland have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Good Hope, Mead Valley, March ARB, Meadowbrook and Romoland report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Perris with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Perris grades D− overall, better than 5% of U.S. towns and #709 of 841 in California. It grades C− for health, C− for safety and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
4 notable people were born here, including Alfred Edward Green and Elmer Rieger.
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