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Warm SpringsCA

A town of 1,673.

Is Warm Springs a good place to live?

Warm Springs’ weakest subject grade is a D− for hazard risk. 24% of residents live below the poverty line in Warm Springs, against 10% in California’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 81 of California’s 1,058 towns score higher on cost of living. Warm Springs’ trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile, above both California’s towns (1.0) and U.S. towns (0.4). On history, just 102 of California’s 1,063 towns do worse. Warm Springs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

A shrinking town

Warm Springs has shrunk 41% from 2010 to 2020

2,676 counted in 2010 and 1,586 in 2020.

2,6762010
1,5862020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Warm Springs grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Warm Springs 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 →

Nearby attractions

Disneyland and 70 more within 40 miles

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

All 198 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Disneyland: 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 · Honda Center: Arnold C (Buchanan-Hermit), Attribution · Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum: The original uploader was Sorcha at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5

Getting set up

Moving to Warm Springs: who provides what

Warm Springs is unincorporated, so Riverside County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerSouthern California Edison31.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterElsinore Valley Mwd water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesRiverside CountyRiverside County provides services here
SchoolsLake Elsinore Unified School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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 code9253292532 100%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 Warm Springs.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D−

Warm Springs faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 97% of U.S. communities.

97risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
97Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HealthC−

Health in Warm Springs trails 79% of U.S. towns

Warm Springs beats the California average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 70% of Warm Springs adults had a checkup this year.

21%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
Warm SpringsCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)70%72%79%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)28%22%19%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)39%29%35%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)15%9%8.1%
32 measures vs. California
0 better12 too close to call20 worse
What stands outWarm SpringsCA
More uninsured adults15.3%10.6%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.3%10.6%
More adults with obesity39.4%27.8%
Menifee Global Medical Center
9.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+

Warm Springs stands out in California and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally

0.3% of working residents work locally in Warm Springs. Since 2013, Warm Springs has added 270 jobs, to 430 in 2023. The average trip to work in Warm Springs is 36 minutes.

0%work in town
Warm SpringsCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work36 minutes28 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town0.3%6.6%8%

Where working residents work

In Warm Springs0%
Lake Elsinore9%
Riverside6%
Temecula5%
Corona5%
24 mi
median commute distance
430
jobs based in Warm Springs
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Warm Springs

Warm Springs has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Warm Springs’ July high is 92°F.

94°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter42–66°
Spring48–73°
Summer59–90°
Fall52–81°
Dec 18
typical first frost
Jan 28
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
94°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HousingCost of living grade C+

Homes in Warm Springs sell for about $560K

$560Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

OutdoorsC

Warm Springs has set aside 0% of its land for conservation

2.1 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 895 acres
2.1 mi
of trails · 1.5 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Warm Springs

16pages on Warm Springs
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Warm Springs

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Warm Springs for work

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

9% → Lake Elsinore Lake Elsinore 9% 6% → Riverside Riverside 6% 5% → Temecula Temecula 5% 5% → Corona Corona 5% 5% → Los Angeles Los Angeles 5% 3% → Murrieta Murrieta 3% Warm Springs · 0% stay
430jobs based in Warm Springs
0%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Warm Springs’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Warm Springs.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownCA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Warm Springs——C+—B−C−
Lake Elsinore#580DD−CB−C+

Warm Springs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Warm Springs reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Warm Springs with a neighbor →

Questions about Warm Springs

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Warm Springs, CA expensive?

The typical home is worth about $329,000, 57% 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+.