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Lake Los Angeles is a big small town of 13,051 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 53 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $322k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,051people
$322kTypical home
$1,530/moRent
99° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
335Sunny days
25Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,051
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,340 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 53 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $322k (≈$2,032/mo)
- Median rent $1,530/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 335 sunny days a year (231 totally clear)
- 30 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 25 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 28 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 32
- 47% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to ONT airport
- 40 mi to ONT (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,717 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 195 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of California districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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