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Median Home Price in Riverside, CA

The median home value in Riverside, CA is $650,289 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.07% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$650,289

Year-over-Year

-0.07%

Population

320,148

Riverside ranks #248 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 15.1% below the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in Riverside County, where the county-wide median is $610,513.

Housing affordability in Riverside

Median household income in Riverside is $91,045, so the typical home value is about 7.1× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

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

What is the average home price in Riverside, CA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Riverside, that value is $650,289. That's down 0.07% from a year earlier. It is about 15.1% below the typical California city tracked here.

Is Riverside expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Riverside are more expensive than Riverside County as a whole, where the median is $610,513 — a difference of about 6.5%.

Is Riverside affordable?

Median household income here is $91,045, so the typical home value is about 7.1× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

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.

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