Living here
Cost of living in Hemet
Housing is close to the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$1,432/mo
6% above US
Median home value
$314,200
4% above US
Median household income
$53,623
32% below US
Rent as share of income
32%
US 21%
Home price to income
5.9×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
8.75%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Hemet compares
- Hemet$1,432
- California$1,956
- United States$1,348
- Menifee$2,052
- Perris$1,791
- Moreno Valley$2,036
- Temecula$2,297
- Fallbrook$1,675
- San Bernardino$1,433
- Jurupa Valley$1,690
- Palm Desert$1,717
- Hemet$314,200
- California$695,400
- United States$303,400
- Menifee$487,200
- Perris$431,900
- Moreno Valley$461,400
- Temecula$640,400
- Fallbrook$713,000
- San Bernardino$384,900
- Jurupa Valley$538,700
- Palm Desert$491,600
Taxes
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Life in Hemet
Questions
Is Hemet expensive to live in?
Housing in Hemet is close to the national average: median rent is $1,432 (6% above US) and the median home value is $314,200 (4% above US).
How much is rent in Hemet?
The median gross rent is $1,432 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $1,605, 1 bedroom $1,705, 2 bedrooms $2,103, 3 bedrooms $2,771, 4 bedrooms $3,336.
How much of their income do renters spend in Hemet?
At the median, a year’s rent ($17,184) equals about 32% of the median household income ($53,623); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Hemet?
Sales tax is 8.75% and property taxes run about 0.72% of home value a year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates; HUD fair market rents; CDTFA California City & County Sales & Use Tax Rates.