Auburn Lake TrailsCA
A town of 3,284.
Is Auburn Lake Trails a good place to live?
Auburn Lake Trails grades C overall, 400th of 841 graded towns in California, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 80% of U.S. towns and it has 13 miles of trail. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of U.S. communities, with wildfire at the top. Auburn Lake Trails’ average trip to work is 41 minutes, where California’s towns sit at 28 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 50 of California’s 1,063 towns score lower on walkability. Auburn Lake Trails has 1 place on the National Register.
What makes Auburn Lake Trails stand out
Where Auburn Lake Trails beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
96% of working residents leave Auburn Lake Trails for work
Where Auburn Lake Trails’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Auburn Lake Trails grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Auburn Lake Trails is from typical.
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Moving to Auburn Lake Trails: who provides what
Auburn Lake Trails is unincorporated, so El Dorado County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Auburn Lake Trails.
Auburn Lake Trails sends most of its workers to Sacramento and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Very high risk in Auburn Lake Trails, with wildfire at the top
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Auburn Lake Trails’ grade for health is an A−
Against the 4,153 U.S. towns with household incomes like Auburn Lake Trails’s, it is less healthy than 60%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
31% of adults feel lonely in Auburn Lake Trails. Auburn Lake Trails beats the California average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Auburn Lake Trails.
| Auburn Lake Trails | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 24% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Auburn Lake Trails | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.3% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.7% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.7% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer young adults than California overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 9% of residents (24% statewide); people 65 and older are 26% of residents (16% statewide). Auburn Lake Trails’ median age is 50.9 years. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Auburn Lake Trails | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.9 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.4 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Auburn Lake Trails | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.4% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.6% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.8% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.3% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.8% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.9% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.4% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.6% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
7.9% of Auburn Lake Trails is conserved land
The trail density in Auburn Lake Trails is 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Auburn Lake Trails | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.9% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents commute out of Auburn Lake Trails
Auburn Lake Trails has 267 jobs for its 1,267 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 40.8 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
Most working residents leave Auburn Lake Trails for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Auburn Lake Trails has added 143 jobs, to 267 in 2023. 6.9% of Auburn Lake Trails residents live below the poverty line.
| Auburn Lake Trails | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $134,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Auburn Lake Trails has four seasons and hot summers
Auburn Lake Trails has mild winters and hot summers. July afternoons reach 93° and January nights drop to 38°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Auburn Lake Trails’ households own their home than in the typical California or U.S. town
Among 847 California towns, just 10 have a higher share of households owning their home than Auburn Lake Trails.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
ARCO Arena and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Auburn Lake Trails. Close and well known come first.
33 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
34 mi State parkSutter's Fort
33 mi Stadium & arenaHornet Stadium
22 mi State parkEmpire Mine State Historic Park
35 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic Park
35 mi MuseumCalifornia State Railroad Museum500K visitors a yearPhoto credits
ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · Hornet Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Empire Mine State Historic Park: Beej71, CC BY 2.5 · Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0 · California State Railroad Museum: The original uploader was Swampyank at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Auburn Lake Trails
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Auburn Lake Trails
About 3 of every 100 Auburn Lake Trails residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Auburn Lake Trails
Census-designated place in California, United States
Auburn Lake Trails is a census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 1916 feet (584 m). It is a gated community with 23 miles (37 km) of horse trails. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,388.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 13 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,916 ft
- Area code
- 530
Questions about Auburn Lake Trails
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Auburn Lake Trails, CA a good place to live?
Auburn Lake Trails grades C overall, better than 29% of U.S. towns and #400 of 841 in California. It grades A− for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Auburn Lake Trails, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $560,000, 26% below the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.