Home Gardens is a community in Riverside County, California, home to about 10,506 people across 1.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 92503 and 92879.
Homes sold for a median of $397 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Riverside; part is in Home Gardens
Mostly Corona; part is in Home Gardens
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Home Gardens. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Ontario International Airport (ONT)12 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Riverside, CA7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA53 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Home Gardens; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Home Gardens had 11,203 residents in the 2020 census, up 18% since 2000.
It’s the 487th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Riverside County grew from 17,897 residents in 1900 to 2,418,185 in 2020.
Riverside County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 43°F. About 9.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Riverside Muni Ap, CA weather station (5 miles away).
687,526 jobs at 46,244 businesses in Riverside County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,332 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Home Gardens’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 97 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 101 |
| Dentists | 151 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 189 |
| Mental health providers | 672 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 73 |
| Optometrists | 22 |
| Chiropractors | 27 |
| Pharmacies | 40 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (6 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Alvord Unified, Corona-Norco Unified, Riverside Unified and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Orrenmaa ElementaryRiverside | K–5 | 507 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Arlanza ElementaryRiverside | K–5 | 431 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Corona Ranch ElementaryCorona | K–6 | 769 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Corona-Norco AlternativeCorona | K–12 | — | Alternative Education | 5.0 mi |
| Foothill ElementaryRiverside | K–5 | 451 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| Garretson ElementaryCorona | K–6 | 859 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| Harrison ElementaryRiverside | K–6 | 571 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Hawthorne ElementaryRiverside | K–6 | 663 | Public | 4.5 mi |
| Home Gardens AcademyCorona | K–8 | 961 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Jackson ElementaryRiverside | K–6 | 657 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| Lake Hills ElementaryRiverside | K–5 | 638 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Lake Mathews ElementaryRiverside | K–6 | 733 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| Liberty ElementaryRiverside | K–6 | 651 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Lincoln Fundamental ElementaryCorona | K–6 | 754 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| Parkridge ElementaryCorona | K–6 | 634 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| Terrace ElementaryRiverside | K–5 | 740 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| William McKinley ElementaryCorona | K–6 | 598 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Arizona MiddleRiverside | 6–8 | 804 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Wells MiddleRiverside | 6–8 | 768 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Ysmael Villegas MiddleRiverside | 6–8 | 1,136 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Chemawa MiddleRiverside | 7–8 | 885 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| Excelsior Charter School Corona-NorcoCorona | 7–12 | 133 | Charter | 3.9 mi |
| Alvord HighRiverside | 9–12 | 130 | Alternative Education | 0.8 mi |
| Arlington HighRiverside | 9–12 | 1,920 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| Hillcrest HighRiverside | 9–12 | 1,780 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Lee V. Pollard HighCorona | 9–12 | 413 | Alternative Education | 5.0 mi |
| Norte Vista HighRiverside | 9–12 | 1,804 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| Sherman Indian High SchoolRiverside | 9–12 | 276 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| Sunshine Special EducationRiverside | 12 | 74 | Special Education | 3.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas the Apostle SchoolRiverside | Pre-K–8 | 138 | Roman Catholic | 3.9 mi |
| Belltower Montessori AcademyCorona | K | 16 | Nonsectarian | 3.5 mi |
| Bethel Christian SchoolsRiverside | K–12 | 485 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Carmel AcademyCorona | 8–12 | 6 | Nonsectarian | 1.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Riverside, Corona and El Sobrante (Riverside County).
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