Shaver LakeCA
A town of 371, settled in 1928.
Is Shaver Lake a good place to live?
Shaver Lake’s average commute is 61 minutes, above both the California town median (28 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 2 of the 848 California towns we compare have a higher median age than Shaver Lake. 37% of the land in Shaver Lake is conserved, above both the California town median (4.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Fishing Club, at 32 acres. Shaver Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Shaver Lake stand out
Where Shaver Lake beats most towns.
371 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Shaver Lake: who provides what
Shaver Lake is unincorporated, so Fresno 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 Shaver Lake.
The schools Shaver Lake’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Shaver Lake’s only public school teaches 67 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 67 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
With 2.1 jobs for every working resident, Shaver Lake draws in 343 commuters
Half the trips to work are shorter than 32 miles. Employers in Shaver Lake added 29 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 358. For most workers, Shaver Lake is a place to come home to: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Fresno (24%), Clovis (8%) and Auberry (8%).
| Shaver Lake | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.7% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Shaver Lake
98 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Shaver Lake’s density of trails stands at 2.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fishing Club | 0.5 mi | 32 |
| 2. Shaver Lake Community Park | 0.3 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Shaver Lake is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Expected losses in Shaver Lake break down as 50% from inland flooding and 38% from wildfires. The risk rating from FEMA here is 74 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Shaver Lake once, in 2020.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Shaver Lake has four seasons and pleasant summers
For Shaver Lake, the midsummer high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Shaver Lake’s households are owner-occupiers than in the typical California or U.S. town
Homes sold in Shaver Lake spent a median 93 days on the market. A typical home here is worth about $607,000, down 0.9% in a year, 20% below the California typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, more of Shaver Lake’s adults have high blood pressure
In Shaver Lake, 24% of adults say their health is fair or poor. Among adults here, 12% binge drink and 29% sleep under 7 hours.
| Shaver Lake | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 31% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 33% |
| What stands out | Shaver Lake | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.3% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.7% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Shaver Lake
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Shaver Lake; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Shaver Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Every workday, about 343 people come to Shaver Lake for work
Where Shaver Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Shaver Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Shaver Lake, CA a good place to live?
Shaver Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.