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This town of 1,840 people was 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.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Elizabeth Lake is from typical.
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Where Elizabeth Lake beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1922 and 4 maps from 1932 on.
Where Elizabeth Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Ordered by what stands out in Elizabeth Lake.
FEMA puts just over two fifths of Elizabeth Lake’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 32% to wildfires. One declared disaster, in 2004, has brought federal aid to Elizabeth Lake households. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Elizabeth Lake: 5.9% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. CDC measures, 32 in all: Elizabeth Lake beats California on 12 and trails on 4. Among adults here, 38% feel lonely and 18% binge drink.
| 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
5.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Elizabeth Lake. Most working residents leave Elizabeth Lake for work: only 1% work in town. The town’s middle household income comes in at $120,000. Jobs in Elizabeth Lake grew by 47 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 77.
| 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
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 38° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
There are 6.6 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. Elizabeth Lake’s density of trails stands at 1.0 miles per square mile.
| 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
In Elizabeth Lake, the rent at the middle of the market is $2,094 a month.
| 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
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.
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 →
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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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