Living in Elizabeth Lake, CA
Elizabeth Lake is a small town of 1,840 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 44 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $412k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,840people
$412kTypical home
$2,094/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
333Sunny days
40Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,840
- Part of a metro area
- About 297 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 44 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $412k (≈$2,597/mo)
- Median rent $2,094/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 333 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 32 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 40 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,118 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to BUR airport
- 31 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,324 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 401 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 187 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of California districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Los Angeles County: D+33 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk