| Weather | | How much crime? | | What are the neighborhoods like? | | What are the people like? |
| The weather in Hemet is in the 40-70's during the winter and fall with little rain. In the spring it is mild with temperatures in the 50- 80's and summer can get very hot, 60-100's. There is no chance of flooding or mudslides, hurricanes or tornados, although is can get windy in fall or spring. | | Crime in Hemet is higher than it's neighboring city of Moreno Valley and Perris.
The police do a regular gang sweep due to higher than average gangs living in the town. This results in shootings, stabbings and burglary. There is a regular DUI checkpoint set up by police every month which usually nets approximately 50 arrests. There are over 50 registered sex offenders living in Hemet but this has not caused any rise in sexual crimes. | | The east side of Hemet has older nicely kept homes, a better high school and is occupied by more permanent families than renters and are 50% Caucasian. There is also newer homes, less than 10 years old, on this side of town with primarily young families. Hemet also has a low income affordable housing projects to help get families into a home. Apartments house about 32% of all renters in the area. Crime is higher in the apartment area. | | Hemet is 60% Caucasian and 10% Black with the rest a mix. More than half the town is married but income is low, housing is aimed at low income and Blacks seem to be the primary suspects in the crime in the area. This is not an area that would attract young singles. In the downtown older part of town crime is higher and there are homeless people and prostitution. If you are retired here it is because you have lived here all your life and can't seem to move on. |
| Downtown Area | | Restaurants | | Schools | | Single life |
| The downtown area is very old - early 50's and not very well kept. The shops are not updated and vacancy is very high. To go shopping to a mall, one would have to go to Moreno Valley, approximately 15 minutes north. | | The better restaurants in Hemet are the Lemongrass Asian, The Spicy Sushi and Grill and Hong Kong Restaurant. They serve good food, reasonable priced and good service. | | The better school in Hemet is the East Hemet High School. It has better teachers, more sports available and less crime on campus. | | Hemet is not a great place for singles. This town has majority of married families and not very many singles places to meet and socialize. |
| Noise | | town comparison vs. | | Best hospital | | Tourist attractions |
| Hemet is close to March Air Reserve Base so it does get occasional air noise when it is operational. It also is bordered by a major highway so traffic noise is constant. | | Hemet is bordered by Perris and Moreno Valley. Perris is very similar to Hemet in that it has a lower income per capita, low income housing and crime. Moreno Valley has more shopping centers, nicer homes, more schools and things for residents to do in terms of recreation. It is a better place to live and is about twice as big as Hemet. | | The only local hospital is the Hemet Valley Medical Center. If someone needed really good care or emergency care they would go to Riverside County Regional Medical Center or Menifee Valley Medical Center. | | Hemet is close to local mountains for skiing, a dirt bike race track in the town of Perris - minutes away, and close to Perris Lake for boating and water skiing. |
| General comments | | | | | | |
| Hemet has many small businesses aimed at automotive, industrial and factory. It is not a fun filled resort type town and does not make one feel very safe. It does have a reputation for higher crime than it's neighboring cities, it is older and modern newer buildings are not prevalent. Although there are a few historic homes in the old downtown area that are nicely kept. The old train tracks run through downtown which gives a feeling of what 'used' to be. There are a few newer car lots and coffee shops that give Hemet an updated felling. | | | | | | |
