Lake HughesCA
This town of 888 people was settled in 1925.
Is Lake Hughes a good place to live?
Lake Hughes’ mean commuting time is 46 minutes, where California’s towns sit at 28 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Among 848 California towns, just 7 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lake Hughes. 59% of the land in Lake Hughes is conserved, where California’s towns sit at 4.3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Angeles National Forest, at 3,307 acres with 8.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Lake Hughes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
888 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lake Hughes: who provides what
Lake Hughes 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Hughes.
Conservation land takes up nearly a third of Lake Hughes
14 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. The density of trails in Lake Hughes is 1.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Angeles National Forest | 8.6 mi | 3,307 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The schools Lake Hughes’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary school district. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Lake Hughes’s public school: 195 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes-Elizabeth LakesLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 195 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
The FEMA risk score in Lake Hughes is higher than in the typical California or U.S. town
Of the losses FEMA expects in Lake Hughes, 27% come from inland flooding and 27% from earthquakes. Federal aid has come to Lake Hughes households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2025. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Lake Hughes are worth about $422K, by Zillow’s estimate
In Lake Hughes, 63% of households own their home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Lake Hughes’ workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Los Angeles (29%), Santa Clarita (18%) and Burbank (5%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 37 miles. For residents in Lake Hughes, the share who live below the poverty line is 8.3%.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Lake Hughes’ year
Lake Hughes’ typical July afternoon high stands at 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Lake Hughes is
Among adults in Lake Hughes, 15% report frequent physical distress. This California town beats the California average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 28% of adults in the town have obesity; 73% had a checkup this year.
| Lake Hughes | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 36% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 29% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Lake Hughes | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.8% | 10.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7% | 10.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.4% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
St. Francis Dam and 53 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Hughes. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi DamSt. Francis Dam
Big draw20 mi Theme parkSix Flags Magic Mountain3.3M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi LandmarkHollywood Sign
Big draw38 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Hollywood8.7M visitors a year
Big draw40 mi TheatreHollywood Bowl
Big draw39 mi Canyon & gorgeLaurel CanyonPhoto credits
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 · Laurel Canyon: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Lake Hughes
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lake Hughes; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Lake Hughes residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Lake Hughes for work
Where Lake Hughes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Lake Hughes
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Hughes, CA a good place to live?
Lake Hughes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.