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SheetCA-MORENO-VALLEY-CA · Moreno Valley, CA 210,378 pop · income 69th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Moreno Valley
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Moreno Valley on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Rochester · lowest
46,628
Rochester · lowest
46,628 median HH income
31.9% of the leader · rank #1
Forked River · near
87,455
Forked River · near
87,455 median HH income
59.8% of the leader · rank #2
Moreno Valley · this city
87,477
Moreno Valley · this city
87,477 median HH income
59.9% of the leader · rank #3
Stanwood · near
87,477
Stanwood · near
87,477 median HH income
59.9% of the leader · rank #4
Keansburg · near
87,484
Keansburg · near
87,484 median HH income
59.9% of the leader · rank #5
Le Roy · near
87,500
Le Roy · near
87,500 median HH income
59.9% of the leader · rank #6
Frisco · highest
146,158
Frisco · highest
146,158 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Moreno Valley on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 210,378.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Moreno Valley - the verdict
Nationally, Moreno Valley sits in the 69th percentile for household income and the 34th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
69th
percentile, household income
82nd
percentile, home value
88th
percentile, median rent
34th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Moreno Valley, CA
California's Moreno Valley is a mid-sized U.S. city, with 210,378 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Households in Moreno Valley report a median income of $87,477 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 10.1%. Moreno Valley's housing stock carries a median value of $461,400, and the median resident age is 32.1 years. 17.3% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 59.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 544 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Building Boom), up 65% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 1938.4 incidents per 100,000 residents, near the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
California carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, California scores 110.7 (Well Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,053 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts California's average monthly utility costs around $275 (state average). Natural-hazard exposure scores 88.7 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Moreno Valley's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to population change to schools and households to work and mobility to comparison shortlist to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Moreno Valley, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, annual population history, commute-mode shares, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Moreno Valley?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 5.3 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 10.1%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Is Moreno Valley growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +5,433 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +2.6% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 544 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
What does the education layer cover for Moreno Valley?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 50 public schools within the city match. 17.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Which cities make useful reference points for Moreno Valley?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within California, the closest population matches are Fontana (211,921 residents, $98,187 income); Modesto (218,614 residents, $77,899 income); Oxnard (201,014 residents, $93,372 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Frisco, TX (210,238 residents); Rochester, NY (209,720 residents); Fayetteville, NC (209,692 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Moreno Valley?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 76.4%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Drive alone
76.4%
Work from home
7.2%
Public transit
0.7%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 91,667 workers age 16+.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Moreno Valley?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1938.4 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 15% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
1938.4
Violent rate
272.5
Property rate
1665.9
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Above median income · poverty 10.1% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
110.7 (US=100)
Highest-decile cost · BEA RPP 2024, California average
F
City profile score · Moreno Valley, CA
37/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income B-
$87,477
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
10.1%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime F
273 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
17.3%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Cost of living F
110.7 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Moreno Valley profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 67/100 (B-) · $87,477
Poverty rate: 39/100 (F) · 10.1%
Violent crime: 37/100 (F) · 273 /100k
Bachelor's+ share: 26/100 (F) · 17.3%
Cost of living: 6/100 (F) · 110.7 index
Where Moreno Valley sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Moreno Valley's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Moreno Valley highlighted among 12 peers.Read the chart values
Moreno Valley, CA (this city): home $461,400, crime 1,938/100k
Frisco, TX : home $595,400, crime 1,104/100k
Rochester, NY : home $120,600, crime 3,872/100k
Fayetteville, NC : home $171,900, crime 3,755/100k
Yonkers, NY : home $478,000, crime 1,327/100k
Des Moines, IA : home $183,700, crime 3,830/100k
Fontana, CA : home $558,500, crime 1,487/100k
Modesto, CA : home $415,600, crime 3,071/100k
Oxnard, CA : home $617,800, crime 2,474/100k
San Bernardino, CA : home $384,900, crime 3,795/100k
Huntington Beach, CA : home $1,047,300, crime 2,196/100k
Glendale, CA : home $1,043,900, crime 2,314/100k
How does Moreno Valley compare to other US cities?
Here's how Moreno Valley stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income69% higher than other cities
Home value82% pricier than other cities
Median rent88% pricier than other cities
Safety34% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at California, Moreno Valley ranks #227 of 441 California cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Moreno Valley against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to California only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
California-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Moreno Valley near the bottom of California's cities
Among the 1,458 California cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Moreno Valley ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Moreno Valley only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#664 of 1,338
50th percentile in California
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,458
0th percentile in California
Median Home Value
#755 of 1,343
44th percentile in California
Poverty Rate
#486 of 1,450
66th percentile in California
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#974 of 1,458
33rd percentile in California
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within California only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
69th percentile nationally for median household income · 34th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Moreno Valley's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Moreno Valley's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Moreno Valley's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$461,40018th percentilemore affordable than 18% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Moreno Valley's home-value-to-income ratio: 5.3×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#13,285 of 15,516
More affordable than 14% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#78 of 117
Large cities (200,000–999,999)
At 5.3×, Moreno Valley sits in the pressured band:
national rank #13,285 of 15,516 and #78 of 117large cities (200,000–999,999).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$87,477Moreno Valley, CA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Moreno Valley, CA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Moreno Valley, CA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)17.3%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)10.1%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)59.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
210,378
Median Income
$87,477
Median Home Value
$461,400
Median Age
32.1
Poverty Rate
10.1%
Labor force participation
59.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
17.3%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1938.4
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
272.5
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1665.9
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
50
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Moreno Valley's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
208,830 residents
2021
210,881 residents
2022
211,799 residents
2023
212,761 residents
2024
213,976 residents
2025
214,263 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
544
housing units authorized
Single-Family
412
detached homes
Multifamily
132
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
2.6
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
329
315
14
$82.8M
2020
462
186
276
$78.1M
2021
383
377
6
$100.9M
2022
310
198
112
$73.9M
2023
1,065
155
910
$224.4M
2024
544
412
132
$118.5M
Permit volume increased 65% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
76.4%
Carpool
13.9%
Public Transit
0.7%
Walk
0.7%
Work from Home
7.2%
Other
1.1%
Based on 91,667 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
California statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $275
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across California at $275 (electricity about $150 , water and sewer about $70 ).
These are California statewide averages, not a meter reading for Moreno Valley. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
California's BEA cost-of-living index is 110.7 (Well Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Moreno Valley is $2,053/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to California statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 88.7 / 100 (Very High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a California statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Moreno Valley sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Moreno Valley compares to similar-size California cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.