Best PlacesMission Grove, Riverside, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mission Grove, Riverside, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mission Grove, Riverside ranks 1,880th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mission Grove, 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.
Mission Grove, Riverside's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mission Grove, Riverside ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 176 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of neighborhoods
- Household income$127,229 median, better than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Mission Grove, Riverside ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Short commute32.0 minutes each way, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mission Grove, Riverside
A household needs to earn about $168,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mission Grove, Riverside home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $127,229, 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 Mission Grove, Riverside's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mission Grove, Riverside
Mission Grove, 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 Mission Grove, Riverside.
Who works in Mission Grove, Riverside, and how
Work in Mission Grove, Riverside centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Mission Grove, Riverside
The coast is about 48 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Mission Grove, Riverside, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mission Grove, Riverside, month by month
Mission Grove, Riverside sees roughly 176 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 51° | 36° |
| April | 78° | 60° | 44° |
| July | 97° | 79° | 61° |
| October | 86° | 67° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Mission Grove, Riverside
The nearest airport, San Bernardino International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 19 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mission Grove, Riverside
Schools across Mission Grove, Riverside average a B−, better than 58% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mission Grove, Riverside school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mission Grove, 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 Mission Grove, Riverside against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mission Grove, Riverside
Is Mission Grove, Riverside a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mission Grove, Riverside ranks 1,880th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, quiet, and big-city access, and lowest on air quality and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mission Grove, Riverside expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $645,909. The overall cost of living runs about 16% above the national average. Set against a $127,229 median income, cost of living beats 77% of neighborhoods.
Is Mission Grove, Riverside safe?
Yes, Mission Grove, Riverside is safer than 82% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $302 per resident a year.
Compare Mission Grove, Riverside with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mission Grove, Riverside. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mission Grove, 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.
Mission Grove, Riverside detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mission Grove, Riverside: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mission Grove, Riverside: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mission Grove, Riverside: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mission Grove, Riverside: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mission Grove, 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.
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