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Median Home Price in Riverside, CA

The median home value in Riverside, CA is $648,360 as of 2026-06-30, down 0.5% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$648,360

Year-over-Year

-0.5%

Population

320,148

Riverside ranks #249 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 15.3% below the state's city median of $765,350. It sits in Riverside County, where the county-wide median is $608,963.

Crime in Riverside

Riverside police recorded a violent crime rate of 590 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,832 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Riverside

How much does a house cost in Riverside, CA?

The median home value in Riverside is $648,360. That's down 0.5% from a year earlier. That is about 15.3% below the typical county in California.

Is Riverside expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Riverside are more expensive than Riverside County as a whole, where the median is $608,963 — a difference of about 6.5%.

Is Riverside a safe place to live?

Riverside police reported 590 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 320,148. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.