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Median Home Price in Riverside County, CA

The median home value in Riverside County, CA is $604,305 as of 2026-08-31, down 0.02% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$604,305

Year-over-Year

-0.02%

National Rank

#111 of 3071

Riverside County ranks 23rd out of 58 counties in CA by median home price, and is +157.1% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within CA, the typical county has a median home value of $500,264, making Riverside County +20.8% above the CA state median.

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Home value history

The typical home value decreased by 0.7%, from $608,810 in May 2026 to $604,305 in Aug 2026.

Riverside County, CA typical home value from May 2026 to Aug 2026

Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.

Riverside County, CA monthly home value history
MonthTypical home valueYear-over-year change
May 2026$608,810-1.2%
Jun 2026$608,963-1.0%
Jul 2026$610,513-0.6%
Aug 2026$604,305-0.0%

Can you afford a home in Riverside County?

Households here earn a median of $93,074 a year against a typical home value of $604,305 — a price-to-income ratio of 6.5×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 95% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)

Crime in Riverside County

Reporting agencies in Riverside County recorded a violent crime rate of 305 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,858 per 100,000.

Based on 26 reporting cities covering 1,951,575 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).

Common questions about Riverside County

How much does a house cost in Riverside County, CA?

The median home value in Riverside County is $604,305. That's down 0.02% from a year earlier. That is about 157.1% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Riverside County the 23rd most expensive of 58 counties in California.

Is Riverside County affordable?

Median household income here is $93,074, so a typical home costs about 6.5× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.

Is Riverside County a safe place to live?

Reporting police departments in Riverside County recorded 305 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 1,951,575 residents across 26 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.

Cities in Riverside County

Eastvale · Norco · Rancho Mirage · Temecula · Corona · La Quinta · Canyon Lake · Murrieta · Jurupa Valley · Wildomar · Riverside · Palm Springs

Counties with similar home prices in CA

Placer County · El Dorado County · Yolo County · Nevada County · Solano County · San Bernardino County · Inyo County · San Joaquin County

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