Bloomington, CA vs Riverside, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBloomington, CARiverside, CA
Population25,698319,069
Median Household Income$81,640$91,045
Median Rent$1,609/mo$1,914/mo
Median Home Value$469,200$584,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.5%56%
Poverty Rate15.6%12.2%
Unemployment Rate5.4% (county)4.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k444*535
Property Crime Rate /100k1,113*2,180
Median AQI7780
Good AQI Days /yr4639
Summer Highs93°F94°F
Winter Lows44°F43°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute31.7 min31.3 min
Hospitals—4
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher2122.1
College Degree Rate11.2%25.7%
Foreign-Born %30.6%22.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.3%+2.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Bloomington (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.