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.