Living in Mead Valley

In Mead Valley, unemployment is 7.8% (2024).

At the end of 2020, Mead Valley had a population of 20,817. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Mead Valley reached 7.78%. At the end of 2024, the foreign population in Mead Valley numbered 7,211.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population20,817people31 Dec 2020Official source · California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)

Median gross salary2,711EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,779EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate7.78%country median 4.6% — 70% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean11.92µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 86% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than 98% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Mead Valley?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,810 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,779 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Mead Valley a good place to live?

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Remote worker21%strong on work, weak on safety · range 11–31%

Skilled employee32%strong on work, weak on safety · range 23–41%

Student30%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 19–41%

Family27%strong on family, weak on safety · range 16–38%

Retirement32%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 19–45%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

34.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 7,211 of 20,817 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Mead Valley is 7.8%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Mead Valley 7.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	2,711 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	7.78 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Mead Valley?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€277of €2,169 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,169
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,810
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€277

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Mead Valley. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Mead Valley. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	178.4 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Mead Valley when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Mead Valley's nearest major airport was 30 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	30 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SBD	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Mead Valley. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Mead Valley.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 in the air was 11.9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were 13.6°C in January and 26.4°C in July. Mead Valley's monthly precipitation totalled 55.6 mm in January and 3 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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21°7°

23°8°

26°10°

27°13°

32°15°

35°18°

36°18°

34°17°

29°12°

25°8°

21°6°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.511.9WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Mead Valley is 11.9 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Mead Valley 11.9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	11.92 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 21 · Feb 20.94 · Mar 22.83 · Apr 25.67 · May 27.44 · Jun 31.61 · Jul 35.17 · Aug 36 · Sep 33.89 · Oct 29.06 · Nov 24.61 · Dec 20.61 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 6.11 · Feb 6.72 · Mar 7.89 · Apr 9.83 · May 12.61 · Jun 15.11 · Jul 17.61 · Aug 18.06 · Sep 16.56 · Oct 12.5 · Nov 8.06 · Dec 5.61 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 13.56 · Feb 13.83 · Mar 15.33 · Apr 17.72 · May 20 · Jun 23.39 · Jul 26.39 · Aug 27.06 · Sep 25.22 · Oct 20.78 · Nov 16.33 · Dec 13.11 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 55.63 · Feb 62.74 · Mar 40.13 · Apr 14.73 · May 5.08 · Jun 2.03 · Jul 3.05 · Aug 3.3 · Sep 3.81 · Oct 11.18 · Nov 17.27 · Dec 35.56 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	63.5 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	11.92 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Simi Valley ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Dos Hermanas (Spain) ±2.0 °C, Roquetas de Mar (Spain) ±3.8 °C, Elche (Spain) ±3.2 °C, Granada (Spain) ±3.7 °C, Cagliari (Italy) ±3.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Mead Valley spanned 49.4 km² at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the population density reached 390.2 people per km².

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport65.4%
Foreign residents34.6%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	49.43 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	37.39 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Foreign residents	7,211 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population density	390.2 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population	20,817 people	31 Dec 2020	California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Mead Valley

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Woodcrest as a Mead Valley alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €4,586 Woodcrest vs €2,711 Mead Valley+69%
Foreign residents: 14.4% Woodcrest vs 37.4% Mead Valley−62%
Unemployment: 6.2% Woodcrest vs 7.8% Mead Valley−21%
Residents: 18,719 Woodcrest vs 20,817 Mead Valley−10%
Annual PM2.5: 11.9 µg/m³ Woodcrest vs 11.9 µg/m³ Mead Valleysame level

Full comparison More about Woodcrest

North Bethesda as a Mead Valley alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3610 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €2,711 Mead Valley+126%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 7.8% Mead Valley−53%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 11.9 µg/m³ Mead Valley−51%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 37.4% Mead Valley−9%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Mead Valley

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Good Hope 7.2 km away

Rent: 1,412 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,422 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Woodcrest 8.8 km away

Rent: 2,688 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,586 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Moreno Valley 13.3 km away

Salary: 3,170 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Nuevo 13.7 km away

Rent: 1,414 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,206 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Riverside 18.1 km away

Salary: 3,257 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Mead Valley, nearest in population first.

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New Hope20,807 residents Sweetwater20,828 residents Portland20,833 residents Englewood20,800 residents Cullman20,799 residents Glenvar Heights20,786 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Mead Valley?

The unemployment rate is 7.78 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Mead Valley?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11.92 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Mead Valley?

The published population is 20,817 people. Source: California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS).

How many foreign residents live in Mead Valley?

7,211 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Mead Valley a good place to live?

Mead Valley may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Mead Valley?

Good Hope, Perris, Woodcrest, Moreno Valley, Nuevo are near Mead Valley. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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