Sage, California

Community in Riverside County · population 3,370 (2020 Census)

Median home: $569,300
Household income: $119,938
Jan low / Jul high: 44° / 96°
Snow a year: 5 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 2
Median age: 46.5

Sage is a community of 3,370 people in Riverside County, California. The median home is worth $569,300, close to the typical California town ($596,900). It ranks better for first-time buyers than 92% of California towns, better for cycling than 87% of California towns, quieter than 82% of California towns.

Sage in our rankings:

How Sage ranks

Percentile among California towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of California towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Sage is worth $569,300, close to the typical California town ($596,900). Homes cost about 4.7 times the median household income of $119,938, which is more affordable than 82% of California towns. Median rent is $2,363 a month. 87.4% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of California towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Sage	Typical California town
Median home value	$569,300	$596,900
Median rent	$2,363	$1,827
Median household income	$119,938	$91,557
Home value ÷ income	4.7×	6.4×
Homeownership	87.4%	67.4%
Median year built	1986	1977
Seasonal / vacation homes	12.5%	—

Who lives in Sage

People	Sage	Typical California town
Median age	46.5	40.2
Age 65 and over	19.3%	17.7%
Under 18	20.0%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	27.7%
Below the poverty line	8.8%	10.3%
Veterans	4.7%	—
Born outside the U.S.	6.7%	—
Work from home	8.7%	13.4%
Average commute	39.9 min	27.5 min
Homes with broadband	90.5%	93.3%

Weather in Sage

July highs average 95.6°F and January lows 44.2°F. About 11.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 4.5 inches of snow (typical California town: 0.0 in). Expect about 121 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 13 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Hemet station (10.0 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 4 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

2 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Sage since 1950, compared with 2 for the typical California town. The strongest, an F0, struck on July 23, 2005 about 9.8 miles from the town center. The most recent was on July 23, 2005.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Severe weather in Riverside County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Riverside County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 54 deaths recorded.

Riverside County has been included in 66 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, flood, freezing.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
May 20, 2026	Fire	FM-5636: Bain Fire
September 11, 2024	Fire	FM-5538: Airport Fire
July 21, 2024	Fire	FM-5515: Hawarden Fire
November 21, 2023	Hurricane	DR-4750: Tropical Storm Hilary
January 9, 2023	Flood	EM-3591: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides

Jobs and pay in Riverside County

Riverside County had 840,433 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $59,734 a year. Unemployment was 4.8% in 2023; in Sage itself the ACS puts it at 5.2%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Sage

East Hemet, CA
9.6 mi · 19,432 people · home $419,700
Valle Vista, CA
10.4 mi · 16,194 people · home $336,200
Hemet, CA
10.9 mi · 89,833 people · home $352,200
French Valley, CA
11.3 mi · 35,280 people · home $679,800
Anza, CA
12.5 mi · 3,075 people · home $346,600
Winchester, CA
12.7 mi · 3,068 people · home $493,500
Green Acres, CA
13.7 mi · 2,918 people · home $325,900
Temecula, CA
14.5 mi · 110,003 people · home $679,700

Sage questions

Is Sage, California a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Sage scores better for retirees than 74% of California towns and quieter than 82%. 19.3% of residents are 65 or older (median age 46.5).

How much does a house cost in Sage?

The median owner-occupied home in Sage is valued at $569,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $119,938, so homes cost about 4.7 times income. Median rent is $2,363 a month.

What is the weather like in Sage?

July highs average 95.6°F and January lows 44.2°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 11.8 inches of precipitation a year and 4.5 inches of snow.

Does Sage get tornadoes?

2 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Sage since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F0 on July 23, 2005. The typical California town has had 2.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Sage's Census boundary (GEOID 0664056). Comparisons use the median of California towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.