Arlington South Apartments for Rent

Arlington South, a community in southwest Riverside, California, is a historic neighborhood that is a mixture of styles and use. Here visitors will find old orange groves and older homes sitting back among the fragrant trees, single-family homes located on cul-de-sacs, condominiums, apartments and large-scale industry that is a major employer in the area.

Beautiful Victoria Avenue is the boundary of the neighborhood on the south. It is bordered with palm trees, orange trees, and beds of red roses. Jackson Street is the east boundary. Van Buren Avenue, in the middle of Arlington South, is one of several streets lined with tall palms, and holds an area of multi-unit housing, as well. On the north, the boundary is Interstate 91. Tyler, site of shopping centers, is the western boundary. The zip code for Arlington South is 92503.

Elementary schools in the Arlington South neighborhood are Hawthorne and Harrison. Chemawa Middle School and Arlington High School are the secondary schools. Riverside Virtual School is an online academy, and Summit View is an alternative school offered by Riverside Unified School District. The University of California Riverside campus, near Box Spring Mountain, is a prestigious research and teaching institution.

Arlington South has plenty of local stores, but it’s also fun to shop in downtown Riverside. The neighborhood of Mission Inn is especially lovely when it is lit up for the holiday season, and the inn itself is always a delightful place to spend an evening. Inn restaurants offer a variety of cuisines, and exploring the old rococo hotel is a treat; daily tours are available.

Arlington South is a great neighborhood to call home, with its quaint and quirky landscaping punctuated by palm trees, its quiet streets, its views of the sheltering mountains and sometimes, the scent of orange blossoms in the air.