Lake RiversideCA
A town of 1,262.
Is Lake Riverside a good place to live?
Lake Riverside’s best subject grades are a B+ for the outdoors and incomes; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Lake Riverside’s average trip to work is 57 minutes, where California’s towns sit at 28 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 4 of California’s 1,064 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 90% of U.S. towns. 19% of the land in Lake Riverside is conserved, where California’s towns sit at 4.3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Only 69 of California’s 1,063 towns score lower on history. Lake Riverside has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lake Riverside stand out
Where Lake Riverside beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Lake Riverside has grown 17% from 2010 to 2020
1,173 counted in 2010 and 1,375 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Lake Riverside grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Lake Riverside is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lake Riverside: who provides what
Lake Riverside is unincorporated, so Riverside 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 Riverside.
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Lake Riverside is higher
The FEMA risk score in Lake Riverside is 100 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of residents in Lake Riverside live below the poverty line than in the typical California or U.S. town
1.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Lake Riverside. Jobs based in Lake Riverside grew to 50 in 2023, 35 more than in 2013. Lake Riverside’s median household income is $129,000.
| Lake Riverside | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $129,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lake Riverside is less healthy than 69% of U.S. towns
Lake Riverside beats the California average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 39% of Lake Riverside adults have high blood pressure.
| Lake Riverside | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 29% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Lake Riverside | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.8% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults lacking emotional support | 24.6% | 28.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.3% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. San Bernardino National Forest | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lake Riverside has four seasons and hot summers
Lake Riverside has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 37° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
An age mix much like California’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the California average. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Lake Riverside | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.2 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Lake Riverside | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.6% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.2% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.2% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.8% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.1% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.6% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.2% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.2% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 1.8% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.4% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.1% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
The median home in Lake Riverside sells for about $655K
No town among the 848 in California we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Lake Riverside.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lake Riverside
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lake Riverside; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Lake Riverside residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
1,262 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Lake Riverside
Census-designated place in California, United States
Lake Riverside is a census-designated place in the south western part of Riverside County, California. Lake Riverside sits at an elevation of 3,379 feet (1,030 m). The 2020 United States census reported Lake Riverside's population was 1,375. The community is named after the man-made Lake that the community surrounds.
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- Area
- 7.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,396 ft
Questions about Lake Riverside
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Riverside, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $431,000, 43% 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−.