Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
San Jacinto earns a D−, 757th among California's 841 graded towns, mostly because of health. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 82% of the country. What it does well: it has 13 miles of trail. San Jacinto’s average trip to work is 41 minutes, where California’s towns sit at 28 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. San Jacinto's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. San Jacinto is home to Mt San Jacinto Community College District.
Where San Jacinto beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
44,199 counted in 2010 and 53,898 in 2020; an estimated 56,014 in 2025.
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 San Jacinto is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Estudillo House is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 661 in 1890, 53,898 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1886 and 4 maps from 1942 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in San Jacinto, 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 San Jacinto.
San Jacinto has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more, but it has commutes longer than most of California.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 97% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 29 flood insurance claims have been paid out in San Jacinto.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the San Jacinto Unified school district. Two of its 20 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Mountain MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 953 | C− |
| San Jacinto HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,388 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
28% of adults worry about having enough food in San Jacinto. San Jacinto beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22. 29% of adults say their health is fair or poor in San Jacinto.
| San Jacinto | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 22% | 19% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 29% | 35% |
| What stands out | San Jacinto | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 6.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12.1% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
68.3% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 55.3% across California.
The typical San Jacinto home is worth about $482,000, up 0.8% in a year, 37% below the California typical home. San Jacinto’s median rent is $1,615 a month.
| San Jacinto | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,615 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The average commute for its 20,835 working residents takes 40.5 minutes, against 28.7 across California. Jobs based here grew from 5,735 in 2013 to 10,032.
Most working residents leave San Jacinto for work: only 11% work in town. 16% of San Jacinto residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in San Jacinto grew to 10,032 in 2023, 4,297 more than in 2013.
| San Jacinto | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 10% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Reported crimes fell from 1,452 to 1,023 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent crime rate in San Jacinto is 3.2 per 1,000 residents. Within California, it does better than 46% of towns. The property crime rate in San Jacinto is 15.1 per 1,000 residents.
| San Jacinto | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.2 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 15.1 per 1,000 residents | 13.3 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The San Jacinto weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 315 days, longer than in 96% of U.S. towns. The San Jacinto weather station records that about 120 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
San Jacinto has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 98°, January nights drop to 38° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest park or preserve is Larry Minor Regional Park, at 35 acres.
| San Jacinto | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.8% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Larry Minor Regional Park | — | 35 |
| 2. Estudillo Heritage Park | 0.2 mi | 7 |
| 3. Rancho Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around San Jacinto. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi National ParkJoshua Tree National Park2.9M visitors a year
23 mi MountainSan Gorgonio Mountain
18 mi MountainSan Jacinto Peak
38 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Arena
31 mi LakeBig Bear Lake
14 mi MuseumOrange Empire Railway MuseumJoshua 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 · Acrisure Arena: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Big Bear Lake: H.G. Judd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Orange Empire Railway Museum: The original uploader was Pretzelpaws at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of San Jacinto
About 5 of every 100 San Jacinto residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
2 places in San Jacinto on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in California, United States
San Jacinto ( SAN hə-SIN-toh, - jə-, - yə- ; Spanish: [saŋ xaˈsinto]; Spanish for 'St. Hyacinth') is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. It is at the north end of the San Jacinto Valley, with Hemet to its south and Beaumont to its north. The mountains associated with the valley are the San Jacinto Mountains. The population was 53,898 at the 2020 census. The city was founded in 1870 and incorporated on April 20, 1888, making it one of the oldest cities in Riverside County. The city is home to Mt. San Jacinto College, a community college founded in 1965. San Jacinto will also be home to the eastern end of the Mid County Parkway, a planned route that would eventually conne…
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One town shares a border with San Jacinto.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jacinto | #757 | D− | D | C | C+ | C− |
| Hemet | #777 | D− | C− | C− | C+ | D |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
San Jacinto grades D− overall, better than 3% of U.S. towns and #757 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−.
Within California, it does better than 46% of towns.
Yes. That is 5.4 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 D.
2 notable people were born here, including Jake Newton and Loyd Wright.
