Temecula, CA vs Fallbrook, CA

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

MetricTemecula, CAFallbrook, CA
Population111,16732,112
Median Household Income$121,063$96,394
Median Rent$2,347/mo$1,786/mo
Median Home Value$679,700$784,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)106112
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55.7%53.7%
Poverty Rate7.3%11.9%
Unemployment Rate4.8%4.6% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k152167*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,305315*
Median AQI8067
Good AQI Days /yr3964
Summer Highs86°F86°F
Winter Lows47°F47°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute36.3 min32.8 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher23.820.7
College Degree Rate38.8%26.9%
Foreign-Born %15.9%23.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.4%+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 Fallbrook (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.