El Sobrante (Riverside County), CA vs Mead Valley, CA

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

MetricEl Sobrante (Riverside County), CAMead Valley, CA
Population13,12919,286
Median Household Income$165,682$86,795
Median Rent$2,880/mo$1,926/mo
Median Home Value$836,300$446,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57.2%52.6%
Poverty Rate2.9%9.6%
Unemployment Rate5.6% (county)5.6% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k228*228*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,215*1,215*
Median AQI8080
Good AQI Days /yr3939
Summer Highs92°F92°F
Winter Lows44°F37°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute36.6 min32.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher24.921.9
College Degree Rate41.1%10.5%
Foreign-Born %26.5%37.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-4.9%-2.8%

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 both cities (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.