About the Community of Moreno Valley
Moreno Valley is a progressive city with a bright future. While maintaining its friendly small town attitude, the 50-square-mile community boasts big city amenities including contemporary retail destinations and neighborhood shopping centers, plus a multitude of options for entertainment, dining, cultural, and recreational experiences and an array of housing options. The City is dedicated to fostering new business and well-managed growth to create a superb quality of life for residents and visitors to enjoy.
Population
Moreno Valley’s youthful population totals 203,266 and is projected to exceed 215 thousand by 2019. Solid growth has propelled Moreno Valley to its position as the second largest city in Riverside County, fourth largest in the Inland Empire.
Dining, Shopping & Entertainment
Shopping, movie theaters, musical entertainment, and museums are available in and near the City. Moreno Valley is located within minutes of all that Southern California offers. From riding the Matterhorn at Disneyland to snowboarding in Big Bear, savoring the Temecula wine country to surfing Southern California swells, or from touring scenic desert canyons to experiencing LA’s Broadway theater, Moreno Valley is a great place to live, work, shop, and play.
Recreation
Blessed with a temperate climate, Moreno Valley’s average high is 76 degrees and the average low is 49 degrees.
- 531 acres of parkland and 2 golf courses
- Miles of multi-use trails for biking, hiking, and horseback riding
- 8,000-acre Lake Perris State Recreational Area, a paradise for boating, fishing, rock climbing, and camping
The City proudly sponsors more than 195 recreation classes and services for kids and adults. Seniors stay active with creative activities designed to maintain vitality. Moreno Valley cultivates the arts through enrichment programs from music and dance to painting and crafts.
Housing
An array of housing options, from homes that are affordable to young, growing families to homes that reflect accomplishment, style and grace. Moreno Valley’s average family includes two parents with two children. Most own their home!
- Average new home value: $ 334,000-395,000
- Average resale home value: $ 227,000
Universities and Vocational Training Facilities
Moreno Valley residents benefit from access to the Inland Empire’s 27 excellent community colleges and world-class universities, including Moreno Valley College, with its close ties to local businesses. Professional and customized vocational programs offer Moreno Valley residents valuable, real-world job skills companies can use.
Healthcare
Facilities include two full-service acute care hospitals:
- Moreno Valley Community Hospital, owned by Kaiser Permanente, is a General Acute Care Hospital with basic emergency services.
- Riverside County Regional Medical Center is a teaching hospital for the new University of California Riverside Medical School and offers the area’s only Level II Trauma Center.
Proximity
Strategically located at the junction of I-215 and SR-60, Moreno Valley is well located for life and for business. The City’s prime Southern California location is about an hour drive east of Los Angeles, west of Palm Springs, and north of San Diego, facilitating same day access to California, Nevada and Arizona consumers and the rest of the West in 1 – 2 days.
Air Service
Ontario International Airport is about 30 minutes away and serves most major airlines.
Rail & Ports
An inter-modal rail facility is 18 miles away and two major ports, the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, are easily accessed via the freeway system.
Making your move to Moreno Valley is easily achievable – community leaders are enthusiastic and supportive and they have created a positive, friendly business climate where red tape is minimized and government processes are demystified.
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