Riverside County, California
Riverside Real Estate and Local Guide
Historic mid-sized city and seat of Riverside County, known for its citrus heritage, the Mission Inn, and the University of California, Riverside. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Riverside best.
About the area
Living in Riverside, CA
Birthplace of the California citrus industry and home to the surviving Parent Navel Orange Tree, from which West Coast navel orange trees are descended.
The housing market
Homes in Riverside
- About 56.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- About 64.2% of housing units are single-family homes.
- The median home value is about $542,100.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Riverside home
The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa
National Historic Landmark and the largest Mission Revival-style building in the United States
Mount Rubidoux
City landmark with a summit cross and Peace Tower reached by a paved one-mile trail
Riverside Fox Performing Arts Center
Restored 1929 theater that hosted an early 1939 screening of Gone with the Wind
Fairmount Park
Historic lakeside park laid out by the Olmsted landscape firm
UC Riverside Botanic Gardens
Forty-acre botanic garden with about four miles of walking trails
Neighborhoods
Riverside areas to know
Downtown
Historic core around the Mission Inn and the Main Street pedestrian mall
Eastside
Older established residential district near downtown
Casa Blanca
Longtime residential neighborhood in the city's south
Canyon Crest
Residential area near the University of California, Riverside
La Sierra
Residential district in the western part of the city
Arlington
Historic district in southwestern Riverside
Magnolia Center
Central commercial and residential area along Magnolia Avenue
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.