Clearlake RivieraCA
A town of 4,122.
Is Clearlake Riviera a good place to live?
Clearlake Riviera grades D− overall, 741st of 841 graded towns in California. One bright spot: residents are healthier than 60% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On walkability, just 62 of California’s 1,063 towns do worse. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of U.S. communities, with avalanches at the top. On the outdoors, just 42 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse.
Clearlake Riviera has grown 10% from 2010 to 2020
3,090 counted in 2010 and 3,410 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Clearlake Riviera grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Clearlake Riviera is from typical.
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Moving to Clearlake Riviera: who provides what
Clearlake Riviera is unincorporated, so Lake 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 Clearlake Riviera.
Clearlake Riviera sends most of its workers to Lakeport and beyond and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of California; it also has little public open land.
Very high risk in Clearlake Riviera, with avalanches at the top
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Clearlake Riviera’s schools rank behind 73% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the Kelseyville Unified school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riviera ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 287 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents commute out of Clearlake Riviera
Clearlake Riviera has 146 jobs for its 1,189 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 35.8 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
Most working residents leave Clearlake Riviera for work: only 3% work in town. At 36 minutes, Clearlake Riviera’s average trip to work is against 28 minutes in California’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Clearlake Riviera grew to 146 in 2023, 27 more than in 2013.
| Clearlake Riviera | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 20% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Clearlake Riviera has mild winters and hot summers
The Clearlake 4 Se weather station, 9 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 209 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 85% of California places with climate records.
Clearlake Riviera has mild winters and warm summers. At 90°F, Clearlake Riviera’s July high is above both California’s towns (89°F) and U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Clearlake Riviera’s grade for health is a B
74% of Clearlake Riviera adults had a checkup this year. Clearlake Riviera beats the California average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 24% of Clearlake Riviera adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Clearlake Riviera | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 29% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Clearlake Riviera | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.9% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Clearlake Riviera is conserved land
Just 1 of its 3,367 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Clearlake Riviera itself; its outdoors grade is D.
1.8 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Clearlake Riviera is 0.3 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Clearlake Riviera sells for about $402K
The median property tax bill is $2,386, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
86% of households own their home in Clearlake Riviera.
| Clearlake Riviera | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,815 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Clearlake Riviera
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Clearlake Riviera; the nearest are
About 11 of every 100 Clearlake Riviera residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
97% of working residents leave Clearlake Riviera for work
Where Clearlake Riviera’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Clearlake Riviera
Census-designated place in California, United States
Kelseyville Riviera is a planned community in Lake County, California, United States. In 2021, its name was changed from Clear Lake Riviera by its homeowners association. The population was 3,410 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 5.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,755 ft
- Area code
- 707
Questions about Clearlake Riviera
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clearlake Riviera, CA a good place to live?
Clearlake Riviera grades D− overall, better than 4% of U.S. towns and #741 of 841 in California. It grades B for health and C for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Clearlake Riviera, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $329,000, 57% 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 C−.