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SheetCA-PERRIS-CA · Perris, CA 79,349 pop · income 64th 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 Perris
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Perris on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Pharr · lowest
49,884
Pharr · lowest
49,884 median HH income
28.2% of the leader · rank #1
Bogart · near
82,500
Bogart · near
82,500 median HH income
46.7% of the leader · rank #2
Perris · this city
82,523
Perris · this city
82,523 median HH income
46.7% of the leader · rank #3
Warfield · near
82,530
Warfield · near
82,530 median HH income
46.7% of the leader · rank #4
Santa Clara · near
82,530
Santa Clara · near
82,530 median HH income
46.7% of the leader · rank #5
Arabi · near
82,540
Arabi · near
82,540 median HH income
46.7% of the leader · rank #6
Milpitas · highest
176,822
Milpitas · highest
176,822 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 Perris 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: 79,349.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Perris - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Perris lands in the 64th percentile for household income and the 29th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
64th
percentile, household income
80th
percentile, home value
88th
percentile, median rent
29th
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: Perris, CA
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 79,349 residents in Perris, a small city within California. Median household income here is $82,523 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 9.3%. Home values in Perris run a median of $431,900, and the median resident age is 31.3 years. 11.6% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 58.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 379 residential building permits were authorized in Perris (Building Boom), up 141% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: FBI UCR figures show 2162.5 crimes per 100,000 residents, near the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
California carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 110.7 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $2,053 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts California's average monthly utility costs around $275 (state average). The average commute for Perris workers runs 34.9 minutes, with 80.2% driving alone and 4.5% working from home. 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 Perris'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 reported crime to population change to schools and households to comparison shortlist to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Perris, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, commute-mode shares.
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.
Question 1
How far does income reach against housing in Perris?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 5.2 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 9.3%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
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.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Perris?
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.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2162.5 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, near the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 5% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
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.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +4,433 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +5.6% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 379 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Which cities make useful reference points for Perris?
Within California, the closest population matches are Tustin (79,035 residents, $108,435 income); Upland (78,940 residents, $101,407 income); Napa (78,816 residents, $102,231 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Lynchburg, VA (79,255 residents); Kissimmee, FL (79,504 residents); Jonesboro, AR (79,187 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.
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.
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.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Perris?
The NCES join finds 27 public schools within the city match. 11.6% 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.
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.
Matched public schools
27
Bachelor's degree+
11.6%
Poverty estimate
9.3%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
What does the journey to work look like in Perris?
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.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 80.2%. The reported mean trip to work is 34.9 minutes.
Public transit
1.1%
Work from home
4.5%
Drive alone
80.2%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 33,909 workers age 16+.
Above median income · poverty 9.3% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
110.7 (US=100)
Highest-decile cost · BEA RPP 2024, California average
F
City profile score · Perris, CA
33/100
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 C+
$82,523
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate D
9.3%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime F
328 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
11.6%
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.
Perris profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 62/100 (C+) · $82,523
Poverty rate: 42/100 (D) · 9.3%
Violent crime: 29/100 (F) · 328 /100k
Bachelor's+ share: 11/100 (F) · 11.6%
Cost of living: 6/100 (F) · 110.7 index
Where Perris sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Perris'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 - Perris highlighted among 12 peers.Read the chart values
Perris, CA (this city): home $431,900, crime 2,163/100k
Lynchburg, VA : home $211,800, crime 2,095/100k
Kissimmee, FL : home $273,900, crime 2,386/100k
Jonesboro, AR : home $213,400, crime 3,765/100k
Plymouth, MN : home $474,700, crime 1,075/100k
Pharr, TX : home $111,500, crime 1,359/100k
Georgetown, TX : home $398,600, crime 1,361/100k
Tustin, CA : home $890,600, crime 2,316/100k
Upland, CA : home $688,800, crime 2,163/100k
Napa, CA : home $824,500, crime 1,671/100k
Milpitas, CA : home $1,180,000, crime 3,497/100k
Lakewood, CA : home $774,100, crime 3,038/100k
How does Perris compare to other US cities?
Perris measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income64% higher than other cities
Home value80% pricier than other cities
Median rent88% pricier than other cities
Safety29% 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, Perris ranks #267 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 Perris 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 Perris near the bottom of California's cities
Among the 1,458 California cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Perris ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Perris only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#742 of 1,338
45th percentile in California
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,458
0th percentile in California
Median Home Value
#816 of 1,343
39th percentile in California
Poverty Rate
#535 of 1,450
63rd percentile in California
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#1,160 of 1,458
20th 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
64th percentile nationally for median household income · 29th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Perris's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Perris'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 Perris's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$431,90020th percentilemore affordable than 20% 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
Perris's home-value-to-income ratio: 5.2×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#13,228 of 15,516
More affordable than 15% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#477 of 750
Mid-size cities (50,000–199,999)
At 5.2×, Perris sits in the pressured band:
national rank #13,228 of 15,516 and #477 of 750mid-size cities (50,000–199,999).
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
$82,523Perris, CA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Perris, 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 Perris, CA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)11.6%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)9.3%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)58.5%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
79,349
Median Income
$82,523
Median Home Value
$431,900
Median Age
31.3
Poverty Rate
9.3%
Labor force participation
58.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
11.6%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2162.5
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
327.6
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1834.9
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
27
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Perris's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
78,804 residents
2021
79,474 residents
2022
79,862 residents
2023
81,178 residents
2024
82,602 residents
2025
83,237 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
379
housing units authorized
Single-Family
379
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
4.8
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
157
137
20
$25.3M
2020
170
145
25
$28.0M
2021
201
156
45
$31.1M
2022
188
127
61
$27.1M
2023
397
397
0
$154.1M
2024
379
379
0
$81.3M
Permit volume increased 141% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
34.9 minutes
Drive Alone
80.2%
Carpool
10.8%
Public Transit
1.1%
Walk
1.0%
Work from Home
4.5%
Other
2.4%
Based on 33,909 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 Perris. 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 Perris 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 Perris sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Perris 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.