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A town of 30,069.
The typical home is worth about $710K, 7.9 years of the Riverside metro’s $90K median household income. Overall it grades C, 344th among California's 841 graded towns. The median household earns $122K and it has 38 miles of trail. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 93% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Temescal Valley’s median rent is $2,938 a month, against $1,895 a month in California’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Cleveland National Forest, at 405 acres with 1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns.
Where Temescal Valley beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Temescal Valley’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 Temescal Valley is from typical.
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The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2021 and 5 maps from 1953 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Temescal Valley. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw31 mi Theme parkKnott's Berry Farm4.5M visitors a year
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaAngel Stadium of Anaheim
Big draw26 mi Theme parkDisney California Adventure10.1M visitors a year
Big draw40 mi MuseumOldest McDonald's restaurant
24 mi Stadium & arenaHonda CenterDisneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Knott's Berry Farm: Phydend at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Angel Stadium of Anaheim: Staff Sgt. Chad McMeen, Public domain · Disney California Adventure: CrispyCream27, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Oldest McDonald's restaurant: Northwalker, CC0 · Honda Center: Arnold C (Buchanan-Hermit), Attribution
Temescal Valley 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 Temescal Valley.
Temescal Valley has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it has commutes longer than most of California.
38 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The trail density in Temescal Valley is 2.0 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cleveland National Forest | 1 mi | 405 |
| 2. Deleo Regional Sports Park | 0.5 mi | 37 |
| 3. Terramor Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Corona-Norco Unified school district. One of its 4 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Bernice Jameson Todd ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 1,018 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 11,066 working residents takes 42.6 minutes, against 28.7 across California. Jobs based here grew from 3,371 in 2013 to 5,069.
Most working residents leave Temescal Valley for work: only 3% work in town. Temescal Valley’s average trip to work is 43 minutes. Since 2013, Temescal Valley has added 1,698 jobs, to 5,069 in 2023.
| Temescal Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 43 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $122,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 17% | 14% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 5,442 U.S. towns with household incomes like Temescal Valley’s, it is less healthy than 68%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Temescal Valley beats the California average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 10% of Temescal Valley adults smoke cigarettes.
| Temescal Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 29% | 35% |
| What stands out | Temescal Valley | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.8% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.2% | 17.9% |
| More adults with obesity | 34.4% | 27.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Elsinore weather station, 9 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 329 days, longer than in 98% of U.S. towns. The Elsinore weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 123 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Temescal Valley has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 44° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 19% of residents (24% statewide); children under 18 are 26% of residents (22% statewide). 36% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Temescal Valley.
| Temescal Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 29% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.9 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Temescal Valley | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.1% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.5% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.9% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.8% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.1% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.3% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.4% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.8% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
77.7% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 55.3% across California.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of Temescal Valley
About 6 of every 100 Temescal Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Census-designated place in California, United States
Temescal Valley (Temescal, Spanish for "sweat lodge") is a census-designated place in the Inland Empire region of Riverside County, California. Temescal Valley sits at an elevation of 1,138 feet (347 m). The 2020 United States census reported Temescal Valley's population was 26,232.
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2 towns share a border with Temescal Valley.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temescal Valley | #344 | C | D− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Corona | #381 | C | D− | C | B+ | B |
| Lake Elsinore | #580 | D | D− | C | B− | C+ |
Temescal Valley reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Temescal Valley with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Temescal Valley grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #344 of 841 in California. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $710,000, 7% 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−.
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