Best PlacesLa Sierra Hills, Riverside, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around La Sierra Hills, 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.
La Sierra Hills, Riverside ranks 2,793rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in La Sierra Hills, 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.
La Sierra Hills, Riverside's strengths and weaknesses
Where La Sierra Hills, Riverside ranks high
- QuietBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 233 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where La Sierra Hills, Riverside ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Short commute33.8 minutes each way, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in La Sierra Hills, Riverside
A household needs to earn about $151,000 a year to comfortably buy the median La Sierra Hills, Riverside home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $116,956, 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 La Sierra Hills, Riverside's effective rate of 0.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in La Sierra Hills, Riverside
La Sierra Hills, Riverside runs younger 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 La Sierra Hills, Riverside.
Who works in La Sierra Hills, Riverside, and how
Work in La Sierra Hills, Riverside centers on construction and public administration. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in La Sierra Hills, Riverside
The coast is about 39 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across La Sierra Hills, Riverside, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in La Sierra Hills, Riverside, month by month
La Sierra Hills, Riverside sees roughly 233 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 La Sierra Hills, Riverside
Ontario International sits about 10 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 La Sierra Hills, Riverside
Schools across La Sierra Hills, Riverside average a C+, better than 58% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Pedley ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mira Loma MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every La Sierra Hills, Riverside school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
La Sierra Hills, 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 La Sierra Hills, Riverside against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in La Sierra Hills, Riverside
Is La Sierra Hills, Riverside a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, La Sierra Hills, Riverside ranks 2,793rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, few empty homes, and the weather, and lowest on air quality and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is La Sierra Hills, Riverside expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $588,648. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $116,956 median income, cost of living beats 62% of neighborhoods.
Is La Sierra Hills, Riverside safe?
Yes, La Sierra Hills, Riverside is safer than 78% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $312 per resident a year.
Compare La Sierra Hills, Riverside with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to La Sierra Hills, Riverside. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in La Sierra Hills, 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.
La Sierra Hills, Riverside detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for La Sierra Hills, Riverside: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in La Sierra Hills, Riverside: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of La Sierra Hills, Riverside: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in La Sierra Hills, Riverside: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
La Sierra Hills, 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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