Best PlacesMoreno, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moreno, 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.
Moreno ranks 22,150th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Moreno
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.
Moreno's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moreno ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 174 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$132,021 median, better than 95% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of towns
Where Moreno ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Moreno
A household needs to earn about $146,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moreno home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $132,021; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Moreno's effective rate of 1.08%, 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 Moreno
Moreno 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 Moreno.
Who works in Moreno, and how
Work in Moreno centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Moreno
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Moreno.
What the weather is like in Moreno, month by month
Moreno sees roughly 174 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 Moreno
The nearest airport, San Bernardino International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 29 miles away.
The best schools in and around Moreno
Schools across Moreno average a C+, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Clayton A. Record Jr. ElementaryD− · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Monte Vista MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Valley View HighA+ · 90% proficient
- Beaumont Senior HighB · 50% proficient
- San Jacinto HighC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moreno school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moreno 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 Moreno against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Moreno
Is Moreno a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moreno ranks 22,150th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, the weather, and big-city access, and lowest on civic engagement and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Moreno expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $537,720. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $132,021 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Moreno safe?
Yes, Moreno is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $244 per resident a year.
Compare Moreno with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moreno. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moreno 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.
Moreno detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moreno: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moreno: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moreno: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moreno: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moreno 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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