Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,840, settled in 1878.
Elizabeth Lake’s best subject grade is an A− for health; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Elizabeth Lake’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, against 28 minutes in California’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 16 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse. Elizabeth Lake's public schools trail 75% of California towns on state tests and graduation. The biggest park or preserve is Angeles National Forest, at 208 acres. Elizabeth Lake has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Elizabeth Lake beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Elizabeth Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Elizabeth Lake is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1922 and 4 maps from 1932 on.
Elizabeth Lake is unincorporated, so Los Angeles 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Elizabeth Lake.
At 100 of 100, Elizabeth Lake’s FEMA risk score is above both the California town median (88 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Elizabeth Lake beats the California average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 26% of Elizabeth Lake adults have obesity.
| Elizabeth Lake | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 29% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Elizabeth Lake | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.5% | 10.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 10.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.4% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Elizabeth Lake for work: only 1% work in town. Elizabeth Lake’s median household income is $120,000. Jobs based in Elizabeth Lake grew to 77 in 2023, 47 more than in 2013.
| Elizabeth Lake | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $120,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Elizabeth Lake has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Elizabeth Lake is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
6.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Elizabeth Lake | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Angeles National Forest | 0.1 mi | 208 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
94% of households own their home in Elizabeth Lake.
| Elizabeth Lake | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $2,094 a month | $1,896 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Elizabeth Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw11 mi DamSt. Francis Dam
Big draw20 mi Theme parkSix Flags Magic Mountain3.3M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi LandmarkHollywood Sign
Big draw36 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Hollywood8.7M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi TheatreHollywood BowlHollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · St. Francis Dam: Stearns, H.T. USGS, Public domain · Six Flags Magic Mountain: Alton, CC BY 3.0 · Hollywood Sign: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Universal Studios Hollywood: 林振宇, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hollywood Bowl: Matthew Field, http://www.photography.mattfield.com, CC BY-SA 2.5
1 within 15 miles of the center of Elizabeth Lake
About 3 of every 100 Elizabeth Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Place in California, United States
Elizabeth Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community on Elizabeth Lake (lake), in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 1,651.
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One town shares a border with Elizabeth Lake.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Lake | — | — | C− | — | C | A− |
| Lake Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Elizabeth Lake has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Elizabeth Lake reports no FBI crime data of its own. Lake Hughes isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Elizabeth Lake with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $412,000, 46% 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−.
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