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Living in Lakeview, CA

Lakeview is a small town of 2,062 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 17 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $549k and rent runs about $2k a month.

2,062people
$549kTypical home
$1,901/moRent
95° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
35Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,062
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 633 people per sq mi
  • 17 mi to Riverside, CA
  • 17 mi to Riverside, CA
  • 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $549k (≈$3,461/mo)
  • Median rent $1,901/mo
  • Median household income $76k
  • Property tax about 0.4% of value
  • 6.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 95°F
  • Winter highs around 66°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
  • 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
  • 46 cloudy days a year
  • 18 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 35 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • 32 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 29
  • 50% of households have kids
  • 14% are 65 or older
  • 19% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 53 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 20 mi to SBD airport
  • 20 mi to SBD (major hub)
  • 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 65% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1974
  • 93% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 1,503 ft
  • 41 mi to the ocean
  • 65 mi to a big lake
  • 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 27 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 3 mi to the nearest campground
  • 46 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 1,037 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 48 bars within 25 mi
  • 544 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 50 museums within 25 mi
  • 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 10 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 40% of California districts (reading)
  • 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 10 mi to the nearest vet
  • 4 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 2 congregations per 10k people
  • 15 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

Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.

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