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Riverside, CA · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Riverside

Riverside ranks #74 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 45 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 46th percentile nationally and #11 of 18 in California.

affordability score
45
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National rank
#74 of 134
In California
#11 of 18
Percentile
46th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Riverside sits 5 points below the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Riverside

  1. T#71 Tulsa, OK 47
  2. #73 Aspen, CO 46
  3. #74 Riverside, CA — this page 45
  4. T#75 Pittsburgh, PA 44
  5. T#75 Winston-Salem, NC 44

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Riverside

Riverside scores 21 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: