At the southern end of the Inland Empire, Menifee is one of Southern California’s fastest-growing cities, with relatively affordable homes compared to nearby cities like Temecula, Murrieta and Riverside. “It’s a good community environment, made for growing families,” says Ruby Torres, community services leader for the City of Menifee. Commuters and young professionals are increasingly moving here, and new shopping plazas, commerce centers and industrial warehouses are in the works, with most development slated toward the north.
Menifee is named for miner Luther Menifee Wilson, who discovered a gold mine here in the 1880s, and its modern development began in the 1960s with the Sun City retirement community. The city expanded into a master-planned community between the late 1980s and early '90s, and was incorporated by Riverside County in 2008; since then, its population has surged from around 46,000 to nearly 117,000. Many residents commute to area cities for work, but main local employers include the Mt. San Jacinto College District, the Menifee Union School District and Menifee Global Medical Center. Locals can often be seen hiking area trails, fishing in nearby lakes and golfing at the Menifee Lakes Country Club.
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New traditional homes reflect the year the city developed
"There are really two different sides to Menifee," says Sandra Porto, lifelong Southern California resident and Realtor with Big Block Realty. "There's the older side, north of Newport Road, and there's the younger side, south of the road. Both are growing out." On the north side, homes built between the 1960s and '90s are generally either ranch-style, or new traditional with Craftsman- and Spanish-style details; most have brick or stucco exteriors and three-car garages. Prices for these older homes average about $450,000, while lakefront homes in the Menifee Lakes community average closer to $700,000. Menifee's 21st century homes, which include new traditional models and modern farmhouses, average about $760,000. Homes here tend to sell within about a month, and prices increased by 8% between fall 2023 and fall 2024.
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Two city districts
The Menifee Union Elementary School District is rated an overall B-minus by Niche, and its 12 schools serve students from kindergarten through Grade 8. The Perris Union High District is rated an overall B and includes 8 high schools. Menifee Valley Mt. San Jacinto College, a two-year college that opened in 1990, is one of four locations across Riverside County.
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Elsinore Middle School offers a sprawling campus near Menifee.
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Modern campus buildings seen at Menifee Valley Middle School in Menifee.
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Quick commuter access to major cities
From Menifee, Interstate 215 leads about 13 miles to Murrieta, 16 miles to Temecula and 27 miles to Riverside; Interstate 15 leads about 55 miles to the northern end of Orange County. Riverside Transit Agency buses travel to Murrieta and Temecula, while Las Vegas Shuttles travel to Riverside. Menifee Global Medical Center is in the northern end of the city, and the Ontario International Airport is about 42 miles north. The Menifee Moving program has focused on road and traffic improvements since 2013; as of fall 2024, three of the program's seven proposed road projects have been completed.
Sprawling parks and holiday community events
Menifee has over 20 city parks, with standouts like the dog-friendly Audie Murphy Park, which has various playing fields and its own skatepark, and the Gale Webb Action Sports Park of Menifee, Southern California's largest extreme bike park. The Menifee Lakes community has a trail-rimmed lake where residents can go kayaking or catch-and-release fishing, and the Menifee Lakes Country Club has two well-kept, 18-hole private golf courses with ponds, palm trees and mountain views.
Seasonal community events are held in the city all year long. The Independence Day celebration features a parade, beer garden and fireworks show, while the Halloween-themed Fall Festival includes costume and scarecrow contests. The wintertime Tree Lighting and Holiday Bazaar offers photo opportunities with Santa and plenty of vendors selling gifts and tasty snacks.
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A developing commercial corridor
Most of the city's shopping and dining are found along the central Newport Road. Shopping centers here include Town Center Marketplace, Countryside Marketplace and Menifee Town Center, all of which feature fast-casual restaurants, grocery stores, salons and gyms. Temecula Valley vineyards, wineries and unique restaurants are within 20 miles of the city.
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Lower crime rate than the national average
According to the FBI's most recent crime data, from December 2023, the annual violent crime rate in Menifee is about 38 incidents per 100,000 people, compared to California's rate of 99 and the U.S. rate of 121. The annual property crime rate is 114 incidents per 100,000 people, compared to the state rate of 196 and the national rate of 180.
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