Living in Wildomar, CA
Suburb in California
Wildomar is a suburb in California, home to about 37,000 people, with 3.3 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Wildomar a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Safe: violent crime is 0.4× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Sunny: more sunshine and clearer skies than most places
- Strong healthcare: 6 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Great outdoors: hills or mountains nearby
👎 Cons
- Fewer graduates: 18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Weaker public schools: test results well below the US average
- Hot summers: highs around 95°F
- Higher taxes: about $3,279 state income tax per resident, 0.73% property tax
Whether it's a good place for you depends on what you value. Take the quiz to see how Wildomar ranks against your own priorities.
Key facts
Living in Wildomar: common questions
What is the cost of living in Wildomar?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $586k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,910 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 112, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Wildomar?
California collects about $3,279 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.73% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Wildomar safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.4× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Wildomar?
Public schools in Wildomar test well below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 24 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Wildomar?
Wildomar has mild winters: winter days average around 66°F and summer days around 95°F.
Does Wildomar get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding, wildfires and earthquakes: 11 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.37 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Wildomar?
The nearest major airport is SBD, about 33 mi away.
How Wildomar scores
Each bar compares Wildomar with the other 1,990 places in Best Life Fit Me. A dot shows where it sits between two ends, such as major metro and small town; neither end is better. Coloured bars run from poor (red) to excellent (green).
Places like Wildomar
These places have the most similar overall profile across all 24 aspects.
The circle is each place's all-round score out of 100: the average of its 15 quality scores, from red (poor) to green (excellent).
Nearby
See all the best places to live in California.
Is Wildomar right for you?
Answer 27 quick questions and see how it ranks against your priorities.