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.

5180 Ravenstone Dr

838 Lily Way

1995 Flores St

1370 Monument St

449 N Thompson St

1005 Lilac St

950 Countryside St

44170 Gallipoli Pl

25555 New Chicago Ave #21

944 Sunrise St

1321 N Palm Ave

1096 Burton St

4400 W Florida Ave

1074 W Johnston Ave

1212 Turquoise St

(Undisclosed Address)

530 S Harvard St

25870 Stanford St

3206 W Fruitvale Ave

1510 Sunnybank Dr

560 Boston St

2208 El Grande St

2277 Oak Ave

43170 Wall St #K

1360 Cabrillo Dr

3467 W Thornton Ave

409 Sutro Ct

40551 Shellie Ln

7837 Hogan Cir

222 Caldera Ln

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