Area Information

Hemet is in the San Jacinto Valley in southwestern Riverside County, California, about 80 miles from downtown Los Angeles. While it is best known for its retirement communities and mobile-home subdivisions, in recent years more young families have moved to Hemet. Many people in Hemet commute to nearby Corona, Riverside and San Bernardino.

Renting in Hemet puts you near a variety of Southern California attractions and getaways. Palm Springs is just over 40 miles away, and Temecula wine county is about 30 miles away. Joshua Tree National Park is about a 1.5-hour drive, and the San Bernardino National Forest is about an hour away. Anaheim, famous for Disneyland, Angel Stadium (home ballpark to Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels) and the Honda Center (home to the National Hockey League's Anaheim Ducks), is about 70 miles away. For a coastal mini-vacation, Long Beach is about 85 miles away and Huntington Beach is roughly 80 miles away. Drive about 90 minutes southwest to get to San Diego.

Renting in Hemet, CA

Apartments for rent in Hemet are priced much lower than in the rest of Riverside County and most areas of Southern California. It's a renter's market, and holding out for your ideal rental can land you a good deal. Be sure to look for age restrictions, as there are many retirement community rentals in the area.

Tourist Attractions

Diamond Valley Lake: The largest drinking-water storage reservoir in Southern California, this lake offers fishing, boating, an aquatic center and marina.
Western Science Center: This museum features Ice Age-mammal exhibits, a replica skull of the giant dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex, and the fossils of mastodons and mammoths.
Ramona Bowl Amphitheater: Home to the Ramona Pageant outdoor productions, this venue also hosts live music acts, festivals and other forms of entertainment.
Hemet Museum: Local history, Native American artifacts and agriculture displays are the focus of this museum.

228 N Meridian St

2099 Rosemary Ct

461 Steiner Dr

421 Steiner Dr

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1070 Hawthorne Dr

4473 Brighton Ct

4277 Harbor Ct

4405 Cloudywing Rd

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2767 Moonshimmer St

795 Cameo Ave

231 Oakton Ct

1816 Tapaderos St

521 N Hemet St

714 Suncup Cir

739 Chardonnay Pl

40431 Melrose Ave

44466 Meadow Grove St

1833 Bayside Ct

1394 Veronica Trl

1610 Stoneside Dr

1338 Division Ct

26419 Old Agency Rd

396 Suncup Cir

41125 Wade Ln

40702 Shellie Ln

5161 Rowel St

727 Chardonnay Pl

563 Sunshow Ct

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