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.

Park Place Townhomes

evRIA Diamond Valley

Zen Diamond 177, LP

Azul Apartments

Palm Court Apartment Homes

Amberwood Villas Apartments

Park Yale Senior Apartments

Quail Ridge Apartments

Franklin Terrace Apartments

55+ Terrace at Seven Hills 1BR/1BA with parking

The Courtyard at Hemet

43170 Wall St #K

1360 Cabrillo Dr

493 Avenida Calandria

705 S Lyon Ave

25616 Andalucia Dr #V

2207 Woodberry Ave #A

700-12 E. Johnston

40360 Mayberry #260-269

44085 Palm Ave

(Undisclosed Address)

576 Montecito

26111 Doverwood Pl

41672-74 Marine

2269 San Bernardo Ave

316 Suncup Cir

3374 Heliotrop St

3364 Heliotrop St

3352 Heliotrop St

3344 Heliotrop St

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