Best PlacesArlington Heights, Riverside, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Arlington Heights, Riverside, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Arlington Heights, Riverside ranks 3,476th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Arlington Heights, Riverside
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Arlington Heights, Riverside's strengths and weaknesses
Where Arlington Heights, Riverside ranks high
- QuietBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 228 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
Where Arlington Heights, Riverside ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Short commute30.7 minutes each way, better than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Arlington Heights, Riverside
A household needs to earn about $156,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Arlington Heights, Riverside home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $106,039, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Arlington Heights, Riverside's effective rate of 0.54%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Arlington Heights, Riverside
Arlington Heights, Riverside runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Arlington Heights, Riverside.
Who works in Arlington Heights, Riverside, and how
Work in Arlington Heights, Riverside centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Arlington Heights, Riverside
The coast is about 41 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Arlington Heights, Riverside, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Arlington Heights, Riverside, month by month
Arlington Heights, Riverside sees roughly 228 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs September through June.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 56° | 43° |
| April | 80° | 63° | 50° |
| July | 97° | 78° | 64° |
| October | 87° | 70° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Arlington Heights, Riverside
Ontario International sits about 15 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.5 million passengers in 2025, with 62 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Arlington Heights, Riverside
Schools across Arlington Heights, Riverside average a C+, better than 59% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Washington ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Victoria ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Frank Augustus Miller MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Matthew Gage MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Arlington Heights, Riverside school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Arlington Heights, Riverside measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Arlington Heights, Riverside against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Arlington Heights, Riverside
Is Arlington Heights, Riverside a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Arlington Heights, Riverside ranks 3,476th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and low property taxes, and lowest on internet speeds and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Arlington Heights, Riverside expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $620,412. The overall cost of living runs about 23% above the national average. Set against a $106,039 median income, cost of living beats 53% of neighborhoods.
Is Arlington Heights, Riverside safe?
Yes, Arlington Heights, Riverside is safer than 60% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $420 per resident a year.
Compare Arlington Heights, Riverside with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Arlington Heights, Riverside. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Arlington Heights, Riverside represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Arlington Heights, Riverside detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Arlington Heights, Riverside: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Arlington Heights, Riverside: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Arlington Heights, Riverside: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Arlington Heights, Riverside: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Arlington Heights, Riverside detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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