Although rising rapidly, costs of living and housing remain relatively affordable for comparable areas in Los Angeles and Southern California. The area is now facing many of the same issues confronting Los Angeles as a whole- overcrowding, sprawl, poor air quality, and long freeway commutes. Bottom line: this area offers many Southern California advantages while bringing the negatives in somewhat smaller doses.
The area is semiarid to arid with dry valleys surrounded by desert mountain ranges. Most of the valley floor to the west is developed. Moving east, coastal grasses and brush give way to desert foliage, including brush, creosote bush, and cactus. The climate varies by altitude and distance from the Pacific Ocean. Summers are warm in the western portion of the counties to extremely hot and dry eastward. Evenings, consistent with the desert climate and with some marine cooling, are comfortable.
Winters are mild and mostly dry, but most annual precipitation, including rainy spells, occurs during this season. There are a few days each winter with below-freezing temperatures, but many winters are frost-free. Snow is rare but can occur. Recent job growth is Positive. Moreno Valley jobs have increased by 2. More Economy. More Voting Stats. Since , it has had a population growth of 8. Learn More The National Average is Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 6.
The average school expenditure in the U. There are about More Education. Start Your Review of Moreno Valley. Moreno Valley offers some of the most innovative and competitive incentives in California to help relocate or expand your business.
Recently ranked as one of the fastest growing cities in the nation cities with a population of , or more and is the second largest city in Riverside County, companies are consistently choosing Moreno Valley because we deliver: The Right Market Opportunity Qualified and Motivated Workforce Prime Location Pro-Business Environment Quality of Life. Learn more about Moreno Valley. Moreno Valley Police Department has received numerous awards. An area once comprised of three rural communities, the City of Moreno Valley, incorporated in , has twice emerged as one of the fastest growing cities in the US.
While the City represents one of the most dynamic economic market potentials in contemporary California, this has not always been the case. The initial inhabitants of the valley were American Indians, a renegade sect of the Shoshones. These early settlers dotted the area wherever springs or rivers provided water. They developed a pastoral culture nourished by a daily staple of acorn mush supplemented by any available game and edible insects.
Rock "metate" bowls used to grind the acorns are still found around Moreno Valley, as are primitive rock paintings. This was the setting found by the first explorers from Spain who, coming north from Mexico, established various routes to Northern California, setting out well-defined trails, and constructing numerous missions, many of which stand today for the enjoyment of thousands of tourists and history aficionados.
One of these trails, the Anza Trail, passes in a northwesterly direction from San Jacinto through the former community of Edgemont, terminating at Alta, California. His diary describes the beauty of the land that was to become Riverside County, with its beautiful San Jacinto River, its fertile earth, and its profusion of growing grass and cottonwoods.
It was a description that held for two centuries, and even now describes the overwhelming beauty of an area blessed by prospering farms, benevolent weather, and dynamic growth. Nearly a hundred years later, in , California became a state and the large Spanish land grant of San Jacinto Nuevo Y Potrero became public land, developed by ranchers and traveled over by John Butterfield's legendary but short-lived Overland Mail Company.
In , Frank E. Brown "Brown" is "Moreno" in Spanish built a dam at Bear Valley in the San Bernardino Mountains and contracted to provide water to the tiny, and new communities of Moreno and Alessandro. In , the formation of the Perris and Alessandro Irrigation District increased the demands upon Bear Valley water, and resulted in litigation with the city of Redlands which claimed priority rights.
Redlands won their suit in This compounded a period of drought which forced the failure of numerous farmers who had developed a strong agricultural base of deciduous and citrus fruit trees. As a result of the loss of water delivery, the residents of Moreno Valley were forced to leave the area in search of a more livable environment. The more expensive homes were moved in their entirety by steam-powered tractors.
Many of them were relocated to the city of Riverside. Others, stolen during the owner's absence, were relocated to parts unknown. By , few people resided in the Moreno Valley, and those who remained turned primarily to the dry farming of hay, grain, and grapes.
Brown had lost his dream, and the valley named after him remained as a reminder of an empire's vulnerability to such simple needs as water. The military airfield was originally built on acres of land purchased primarily from the Hendrick Ranch.
March was established at a time when the United States was anticipating entry into World War I and was rushing to build up its military forces.
March Field was first used to train fighter pilots; in the Field was closed, only to reopen again in as a flight training school.
Later, March became a permanent military facility encompassing more than 7, acres. For more than 70 years, March Air Force Base enjoyed a long and active military history in the valley; at the height of its activity, the Base supported 85, troops.
In , March -- home to the longest airstrip in Southern California -- was realigned as an Air Reserve Base, and is today poised for great economic growth involving public and private development. The base greatly influenced the growth of the valley. Sunnymead Boulevard was first paved in , and only a few homes dotted the communities of Sunnymead and Moreno. Edgemont started its development in These three unincorporated rural communities comprised the Moreno Valley, under the governance of Riverside County.
Over the succeeding decades, the valley began to flourish. Developers purchased large parcels of land and began constructing houses and small commercial developments.
Attractive land prices lured more developers, and below-market home prices attracted families searching for alternatives to "big city" life. Growth was not limited to people, planes and produce. Recreation also became a focal point, not only through the natural opportunities of the nearby mountains and desert, but by the opening of such paramount attractions as the Riverside International Raceway in and Lake Perris Recreation Area in
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