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Lake Arrowhead is a big small town of 10,639 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 25 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $597k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,639people
$597kTypical home
$1,875/moRent
81° / 45°Summer / winter
23"Snow
335Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,639
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 602 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Riverside, CA
- 25 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $597k (≈$3,762/mo)
- Median rent $1,875/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 335 sunny days a year (231 totally clear)
- 30 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 35 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (449 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,519 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to SBD airport
- 11 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,240 ft
- 61 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 909 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 431 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Bernardino 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
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk