# Riverside, California — #3,078 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.23 of 10. FIPS 06065. Population 2,492,442. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 2,492,400 people live in Riverside, California. It ranks #3,078 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #49 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.83% of a home's value each year, more than in 57% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 68% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 65% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.3 years, longer than in 77% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 81), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in almost every other county. On this site's state scores, California gets 4.79 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 1 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 4.79 |  |
| 2A | state | 1.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 1.87 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.96 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.74 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.95 |  |
| Property tax | county | 5.85 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.01 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 8.30 |  |
| Government employees | county | 3.01 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 5.33 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #3110 San Bernardino, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06071.md
- #2915 San Diego, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06073.md
- #3096 Imperial, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06025.md
- #2767 Orange, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06059.md
- #2601 La Paz, Arizona — https://libertymoving.org/counties/04012.md

## Links

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