Best PlacesPerris, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Perris, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Perris ranks 1,822nd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Perris
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.
Perris' strengths and weaknesses
Where Perris ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 178 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 88% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 78% of cities
Where Perris ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Perris
A household needs to earn about $123,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Perris home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $95,106, 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 Perris' effective rate of 0.82%, 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 Perris
Perris 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 Perris.
Who works in Perris, and how
Work in Perris centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Perris
Perris has more parkland per resident than 84% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Perris and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Perris, month by month
Perris sees roughly 178 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 Perris
The nearest airport, San Bernardino International, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 28 miles away.
The best schools in and around Perris
Schools across Perris average a C, better than 35% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- LuisenoB · 45% proficient
- Earl Warren ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Ridgemoor ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elsinore MiddleC− · 30% proficient
- Hans Christensen MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Pinacate MiddleD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Temescal Canyon HighA− · 65% proficient
- Paloma Valley HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Heritage HighC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Perris school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Perris 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 Perris against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Perris suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 7% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Perris
Is Perris a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Perris ranks 1,822nd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on fast internet, the weather, and a strong job market, and lowest on air quality and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Perris expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $471,257. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $95,106 median income, cost of living beats 29% of cities.
Is Perris safe?
Perris is safer than 39% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $398 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Perris?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 67 with lows near 36. That works out to about 178 pleasant days a year, more than 89% of cities.
Is Perris good for families?
Schools beat 35% of cities, crime safety beats 39%, and childcare runs $1,337 a month.
Compare Perris with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Perris. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Perris 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.
Perris detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Perris: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Perris: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Perris: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Perris: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Perris 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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