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Canyon Lake is a big small town of 11,119 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 19 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $700k and rent runs about $3k a month.
11,119people
$700kTypical home
$2,608/moRent
96° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
33Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,119
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,860 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Riverside, CA
- 19 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $700k (≈$4,412/mo)
- Median rent $2,608/mo
- Median household income $127k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 33 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 38 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (656 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 30% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 50 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to SBD airport
- 28 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,404 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,082 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 591 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Riverside County: Purple — split almost evenly
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk