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Lake Riverside is a small town of 1,262 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 44 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $431k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,262people
$431kTypical home
$1,901/moRent
91° / 60°Summer / winter
9"Snow
338Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,262
- Part of a metro area
- About 173 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Riverside, CA
- 44 mi to Riverside, CA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $431k (≈$2,717/mo)
- Median rent $1,901/mo
- Median household income $129k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 338 sunny days a year (226 totally clear)
- 27 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 36 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,522 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 53 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to PSP airport
- 28 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,452 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 285 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 153 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of California districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.