Moreno Valley Real Estate Agent: Buy, Sell or Invest Near the 60 and 215

Moreno Valley became a city in 1984, when the communities of Edgemont, Sunnymead and Moreno joined together. It sits just east of Riverside, with Box Springs Mountain and its large letter M on the northwest edge, Lake Perris State Recreation Area to the south and March Air Reserve Base along the southwest side. The eastern half of the city, roughly from Lasselle Street to Gilman Springs Road, was named Rancho Belago in 2007.

Most of the housing went up during the building waves of the late 1980s and the 2000s, so the market is dominated by detached single-family homes with garages and yards. Sunnymead Ranch adds a private lake and clubhouse, and Moreno Valley Ranch, planned in the 1980s beside Lake Perris, has HOA-maintained pools, parks and open space. Older homes in Edgemont and Sunnymead often need updating, which can create value for buyers willing to renovate.

SR-60, known locally as the Moreno Valley Freeway, crosses the north side of the city toward Riverside and Beaumont, and I-215 runs along the west side toward San Bernardino and Menifee. The Moreno Valley/March Field Metrolink station, just west of city limits, connects to Riverside, Perris and Los Angeles on the 91/Perris Valley Line, and Riverside Transit Agency runs local buses.

The city is also a major job center. March Air Reserve Base, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente's Moreno Valley hospital and large distribution centers are all here. Moreno Valley College is in town and UC Riverside is a short drive west. Public schools are mainly Moreno Valley Unified and Val Verde Unified, with a small area in San Jacinto Unified. The Moreno Valley Mall stands on the site of the former Riverside International Raceway.