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.

2971 Pembroke Ave

893 S Palm Ave

27020 San Jacinto St

(Undisclosed Address)

1933 Nuevo St

1113 E Acacia Ave

440 N Thompson St

43749 Mable Ct

930 Calhoun Pl

1377 Provance St

2043 E Oakland Ave

2099 Rosemary Ct

40468 Acacia Ave

2654 Cypress St

4080 Trevor Ln

421 Steiner Dr

1070 Hawthorne Dr

2767 Moonshimmer St

3198 Dave Cir

26355 Investors Pl

4473 Brighton Ct

33065 Old State Hwy

22422 San Padre Ave

2422 San Padre Ave

4277 Harbor Ct

140 Ropango Way

41015 Alder Ave

2971 Peach Tree St

0 Tomiko Dr

(Undisclosed Address)