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Lake Elsinore is a mid-size city of 72,461 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 18 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $566k and rent runs about $2k a month.
72,461people
$566kTypical home
$2,078/moRent
97° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
32Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 72,461
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,893 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Riverside, CA
- 18 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $566k (≈$3,569/mo)
- Median rent $2,078/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°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
- 32 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 42 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,678 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 48% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SBD airport
- 29 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,276 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,382 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 756 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 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