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12,236 residents make their home in this town in California.
Lakeland Village grades low on several counts. The weak point is hazard risk (D−): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 100% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Cost of living is weaker too — the typical home is worth about $464K, 5.2 years of the Riverside metro’s $90K median household income. Overall, that makes a D, better than 9% of U.S. towns. That places it 624th of 841 in California. Cleveland National Forest, at 2,269 acres with 7.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Its average trip to work is 40 minutes, where California’s towns sit at 28 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The town’s density of trails is 1.4 miles per square mile, against 1.0 in California’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.
Where Lakeland Village’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 Lakeland Village is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,539 in 1960, a low of 1,724 in 1970, 12,364 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2024 and 4 maps from 1953 on.
Explore the history →Lakeland Village 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Lakeland Village.
Lakeland Village has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Lake Elsinore and beyond, but it has many renters stretched by housing costs.
The national flood insurance program has paid 64 claims in Lakeland Village since 1980. 59% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 27%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Two of the 4 schools are below, and why each made the list. Public schools: the Lake Elsinore Unified school district. The 3 public schools in Lakeland Village teach 1,932 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland VillageLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 909 | C− |
| Expectations Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 1–11 | Grades 1–11 | 49 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
There are 12 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cleveland National Forest | 7.9 mi | 2,269 |
| 2. Lakeland Village Community Center | — | 6 |
| 3. Perret Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lakeland Village has 838 jobs for its 5,193 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 40.2 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
The top destinations are Lake Elsinore (8%), Temecula (6%) and Los Angeles (4%). Only 2% of working residents stay in Lakeland Village for work; the rest commute out. Employers in Lakeland Village added 466 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 838. Half of commuters travel less than 26 miles.
| Lakeland Village | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 40 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9.7% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The share of adults in Lakeland Village who had a checkup this year: 70%. 38% of adults here have obesity; 40% sleep under 7 hours.
| Lakeland Village | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 29% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Lakeland Village | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with obesity | 38.3% | 27.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.5% | 10.6% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 19.2% | 14.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Elsinore weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 329 days, longer than in 96% of U.S. towns. The Elsinore weather station records that about 123 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 43° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
70.1% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 55.3% across California.
On the market in Lakeland Village: a median 55 days to sell. The midpoint rent for Lakeland Village comes to $1,858 a month. Just over two thirds of Lakeland Village households are owner-occupiers.
| Lakeland Village | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,858 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lakeland Village. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi Theme parkKnott's Berry Farm4.5M visitors a year
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaAngel Stadium of Anaheim
Big draw34 mi Theme parkDisney California Adventure10.1M visitors a year
31 mi Stadium & arenaHonda Center
31 mi MuseumRichard Nixon Presidential Library and MuseumDisneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Knott's Berry Farm: Phydend at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Angel Stadium of Anaheim: Staff Sgt. Chad McMeen, Public domain · Disney California Adventure: CrispyCream27, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Honda Center: Arnold C (Buchanan-Hermit), Attribution · Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum: The original uploader was Sorcha at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lakeland Village
About 4 of every 100 Lakeland Village residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Census-designated place in California, United States
Lakeland Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 12,364 at the 2020 census, up from 11,541 at the 2010 census.
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2 towns share a border with Lakeland Village.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Village | #624 | D | D | — | B− | C |
| Lake Elsinore | #580 | D | D− | C | B− | C+ |
| Wildomar | #487 | C− | D | B− | B− | B− |
Lakeland Village reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Lakeland Village with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lakeland Village grades D overall, better than 9% of U.S. towns and #624 of 841 in California. It grades C for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $464,000, 39% 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 D.
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