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LakeviewCA

A town of 2,062, settled in 1894.

Is Lakeview a good place to live?

Lakeview’s best subject grade is a B+ for the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Lakeview’s average trip to work is 53 minutes, above both the California town median (28 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 19 of California’s 1,063 towns score lower on walkability. Lakeview has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

A commuter town

95% of working residents leave Lakeview for work

Where Lakeview’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

9% → Riverside Riverside 9% 7% → Perris Perris 7% 5% → Los Angeles Los Angeles 5% 5% → Moreno Valley Moreno Valley 5% 3% → San Bernardino San Bernardino 3% 3% → Temecula Temecula 3% Lakeview · 5% stay
395jobs based in Lakeview
5%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Lakeview grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Lakeview is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

Joshua Tree National Park and 44 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lakeview. Close and well known come first.

All 118 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Joshua Tree National Park: Sergiy Galyonkin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · San Gorgonio Mountain: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Orange Empire Railway Museum: The original uploader was Pretzelpaws at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Jacinto Peak: Wattewyl, CC BY 3.0 · Toyota Arena: jondoeforty1, CC BY 2.0 · Riverside National Cemetery: Sigris Lopez, CC BY-SA 4.0

Getting set up

Moving to Lakeview: who provides what

Lakeview is unincorporated, so Riverside County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerSouthern California Edison31.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterEastern Municipal WD water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesRiverside CountyRiverside County provides services here
SchoolsPerris Union High School District (9-12)Nuview Union Elementary School District2 districts serve Lakeview; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereRiverside Registrar of VotersRiverside County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code9256792567 100%Census 2020

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 Lakeview.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D−

Wildfire leads a very high hazard risk in Lakeview

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.

99risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
99Very high riskLowerHigher
WildfireEarthquakesInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

SchoolsB−

On state tests, Lakeview’s schools beat 54% of California districts

Its public schools are run by the Nuview Union school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Nuview Bridge Early College High, with 667 students.

54%of CA districts it outscoresB−School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Nuview ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6Grades K–6663–
Nuview Bridge Early College HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12Grades 9–12667A

NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C

Lakeview stands out in California and nationally, with more of its residents who live below the poverty line

32% of residents live below the poverty line in Lakeview, against 10% in California’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. 21% of workers work from home in Lakeview. Jobs based in Lakeview fell to 395 in 2023, 59 fewer than in 2013.

5%work in town
LakeviewCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line32%10%9.6%
Work from home21%14%11%
Working residents who work in town4.8%6.6%8%

Where working residents work

In Lakeview5%
Riverside9%
Perris7%
Los Angeles5%
Moreno Valley5%
20 mi
median commute distance
395
jobs based in Lakeview
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthC

Residents of Lakeview are less healthy than 73% of U.S. towns

Lakeview beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 69% of Lakeview adults had a checkup this year.

27%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
LakeviewCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)69%72%79%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)17%9%8.1%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)26%16%14%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)28%22%19%
32 measures vs. California
1 better16 too close to call15 worse
What stands outLakeviewCA
Fewer adults who have had cancer5.3%6.4%
More uninsured adults17.4%10.6%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno Valley
5.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Lakeview has mild winters and hot summers

Lakeview has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Lakeview is 96°F.

97°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter40–66°
Spring47–75°
Summer60–94°
Fall52–83°
Dec 10
typical first frost
Jan 31
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
97°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsB+

Lakeview has set aside 6.1% of its land for conservation

1.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Lakeview’s trail density is 0.4 miles per square mile.

6.1%conserved
LakeviewCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.4 miles per square mile1.00.4
Conserved land6.1%4.3%4.3%
6.1%
conserved · 126 of 2,078 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Mystic Field—15

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

HousingCost of living grade C−

Homes in Lakeview sell for about $750K

$750Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in March

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lakeview

17pages on Lakeview
After high school

Colleges nearby

4 within 15 miles of the center of Lakeview

About Lakeview

Census-designated place in California, United States

Lakeview is a census-designated place (CDP) in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 1,977 at the 2020 census, down from 2,104 at the 2010 census. The community is named for nearby Mystic Lake.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
3.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,450 ft
Area code
92567

Lakeview’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Lakeview.

Explore the map →
NuevoNuevoLakeview
How the neighbors grade
TownCA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Lakeview——C−—B−C
Nuevo#645DC−—B−C−

Lakeview has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lakeview and Nuevo report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lakeview with a neighbor →

Questions about Lakeview

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Lakeview, CA expensive?

Yes. The typical home is worth about $549,000, 28% 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−.