The Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario metro has 4.7M residents (per 2024 ACS 5-year Estimates ), a 2024 median household income of $90K, median home value of $536K, median age of 36, and a 25% bachelor's-degree share among adults 25 and older. The analysis below clusters neighborhoods within the metro's urbanized areas, covering 3.0M of those 4.7M residents. A western edge of commuter suburbs near the Orange and Los Angeles county lines leads on home values and incomes, while the Coachella Valley resort cities far to the east hold the oldest and most educated neighborhoods.
Median home value
The highest values sit on the western edge of the metro toward the Orange County line. The area north of Norco tops the metro at $814K, followed by the area south of Chino — by the Chino Hills bedroom suburbs — at $782K, the area east of Corona at $755K, and the area east of Woodcrest at $725K. The southern suburb of Temecula rounds out the top at $679K. The lowest values are in the eastern desert and the inland valleys: the area north of Desert Hot Springs is lowest at $271K, with south Banning at $322K, east Victorville in the High Desert at $330K, and the area east of San Jacinto and east of Hemet at $336K and $348K. The ≥$650K tier is confined to the western suburbs; the under-$350K tier covers the High Desert and the eastern desert and central valleys.
Median household income
The same western edge leads on income. The area north of Norco tops the metro at $152K, followed by the area east of Woodcrest at $145K, the area around French Valley in the south at $135K, the area east of Corona at $128K, and Temecula at $125K. The lowest incomes split between the eastern desert and the inland core: the area north of Desert Hot Springs is lowest at $39K, with south San Bernardino at $52K, and the area east of San Jacinto, east of Hemet, and east Victorville at $60K, $63K, and $64K. The ≥$120K tier follows the western suburbs and the southern Temecula–French Valley area; the under-$70K tier covers the eastern desert, the central valleys, and the San Bernardino core.
Median age
The oldest neighborhoods are the Coachella Valley resort cities in the far east, where retirees with degrees concentrate around golf and resort communities. The area north of Palm Springs tops the metro at 56, with the area east of Rancho Mirage at 55, east of Palm Desert at 54, Palm Desert itself at 52, and west La Quinta at 46. The youngest neighborhoods are the inland urban core: the areas north of San Bernardino, north Riverside, and south Moreno Valley each at 31, with Perris and Rialto at 32. Most of the metro sits in the 34–38 range; the ≥44 tier is almost entirely the eastern desert resort cities.
Adults with a bachelor's degree
Education peaks in the same eastern desert resort cities that hold the oldest residents. The area east of Palm Desert leads at 43%, with north of Palm Springs and east of Rancho Mirage at 42% — affluent professionals who relocated to the valley after their careers. The western suburb south of Chino matches them at 40%, as does the area west of Redlands. The lowest shares are in the inland working-class core: south San Bernardino at 8%, south Banning at 9%, east Victorville and Rialto at 10%, and the area south of Fontana at 11%. The ≥40% tier is split between the desert resort cities and a few western suburbs; the under-15% tier covers the San Bernardino–Rialto–Fontana core and the High Desert.
Where the metrics overlap
The western edge near the Orange County line — the area north of Norco above all — sits at the top of both home value and income. The Coachella Valley resort cities in the far east form a separate pattern, topping median age and education together as a cluster of affluent retirees. That eastern desert splits sharply, though: the area north of Desert Hot Springs sits in the same region yet bottoms both home value and income, the poorer neighbor of the resort cities. The inland urban core around San Bernardino and Rialto runs young and low on education at once, while the central valleys around Hemet and San Jacinto sit near the bottom on both value and income.
Key Takeaways
- Across the metro, the median home value is $536K, median household income is $90K, median age is 36, and the bachelor's-degree share is 25%.
- The area north of Norco on the western edge tops both home value at $814K and income at $152K.
- The Coachella Valley resort cities lead on age and education together: north of Palm Springs at 56 and east of Palm Desert at 43%.
- The area north of Desert Hot Springs sits at the bottom of both home value ($271K) and income ($39K).
- South San Bernardino has the lowest bachelor's share at 8% alongside a $52K median income.
- The youngest neighborhoods reach a median age of 31 in the inland core around San Bernardino, Riverside, and Moreno Valley.