Most Affordable ZIP Codes in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (2026)

The lowest entry prices that still hold a decent investability rating — cheap is only useful if the market underneath it is sound.

# ZIP City Home value Rent Cap rate 5-yr growth
1 92347 1% rule Hinkley, CA $150,217 $1,872 9.72% -5.1%
2 92398 1% rule Daggett, CA $174,276 $1,872 8.38% -2.3%
3 92363 1% rule Needles, CA $185,812 $1,872 7.86% -0.4%
4 92242 Earp, CA $195,208 $1,872 7.48% -6.8%
5 92285 Landers, CA $201,127 $1,872 7.26% -4.2%
6 92225 Blythe, CA $214,284 $1,750 6.37% 0.6%
7 92277 Twentynine Palms, CA $252,242 $1,421 4.39% 2.3%
8 92258 Desert Hot Springs, CA $253,690 $1,872 5.76% -1.5%
9 92356 Lucerne Valley, CA $263,107 $1,872 5.55% 2.3%
10 92311 Barstow, CA $267,171 $1,315 3.84% 5.3%
11 92368 Oro Grande, CA $282,605 $1,872 5.17% 4.1%
12 92386 Sugarloaf, CA $295,590 $1,869 4.93% 0.3%
13 92274 Thermal, CA $303,400 $1,872 4.81% 7.6%
14 92305 Angelus Oaks, CA $303,808 $1,872 4.81% 1.3%
15 92341 Green Valley Lake, CA $307,665 $1,872 4.75% 1.5%
16 92321 Lake Arrowhead, CA $309,981 $1,872 4.71% 0.9%
17 92256 Morongo Valley, CA $323,654 $1,872 4.51% 2.6%
18 92230 Cabazon, CA $325,674 $1,872 4.48% 5.1%
19 92378 Lake Arrowhead, CA $328,182 $1,872 4.45% 2.7%
20 92322 Crestline, CA $329,169 $2,016 4.78% 1.8%
21 92254 Mecca, CA $330,051 $1,872 4.42% 5.7%
22 92382 Running Springs, CA $347,237 $2,213 4.97% 2.2%
23 92339 Forest Falls, CA $349,181 $1,971 4.40% 2.8%
24 92252 Joshua Tree, CA $350,554 $2,032 4.52% -0.1%
25 92284 Yucca Valley, CA $359,492 $1,842 4.00% 2.7%

Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →