Spring Valley LakeCA
A town of 9,483.
What should you know before moving to Spring Valley Lake?
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 98% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Overall it grades C−, 546th of 841 graded towns in California. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 82% of the country and it has 8 miles of trail and 30% conserved land. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $463K, 5.2 years of the Riverside metro’s $90K median household income. 30% of the land in Spring Valley Lake is conserved, above both the California town median (4.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Mojave Narrows Regional Park, 646 acres with 3 miles of trail. Spring Valley Lake's schools rank behind 73% of the state's.
What makes Spring Valley Lake stand out
Where Spring Valley Lake beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Spring Valley Lake has grown 17% from 2010 to 2020
8,220 counted in 2010 and 9,598 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Spring Valley Lake grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Spring Valley Lake is from typical.
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Moving to Spring Valley Lake: who provides what
Spring Valley Lake is unincorporated, so San Bernardino 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 Spring Valley Lake.
Spring Valley Lake keeps more of its land conserved than most of California, has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Victorville and beyond.
Nearly a third of Spring Valley Lake is conserved land
Its 649 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 92% of California towns.
At 2.4 miles per square mile, Spring Valley Lake’s trail density is above both California’s towns (1.0) and U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mojave Narrows Regional Park | 3 mi | 646 |
| 2. Meadowlark Park | — | 10 |
| 3. Makai Park | 0.2 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Very high risk in Spring Valley Lake, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Spring Valley Lake earns an A− for health
19% of Spring Valley Lake adults get no exercise outside work. Spring Valley Lake beats the California average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 10% of Spring Valley Lake adults smoke cigarettes.
| Spring Valley Lake | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 24% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Spring Valley Lake | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.1% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents commute out of Spring Valley Lake
Spring Valley Lake has 320 jobs for its 3,187 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Spring Valley Lake for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in Spring Valley Lake is 35 minutes. Since 2013, Spring Valley Lake has added 26 jobs, to 320 in 2023.
| Spring Valley Lake | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Spring Valley Lake has mild winters and hot summers
The Victorville weather station records that about 119 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 96.5°, hotter than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.2°.
Spring Valley Lake has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Spring Valley Lake’s July high is 97°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Spring Valley Lake | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 97°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 41°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More children than California overall
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (39% statewide). 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Spring Valley Lake | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 35.7 years | 39.1 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.7 points). Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Spring Valley Lake | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.7% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.5% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.1% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.6% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.1% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 32% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.4% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.3% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.1% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Spring Valley Lake earns a D for cost of living
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Spring Valley Lake
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Spring Valley Lake
About 11 of every 100 Spring Valley Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
8 miles of trails in Spring Valley Lake
30.2% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
About Spring Valley Lake
Census-designated place in California, United States
Spring Valley Lake is a census-designated place in the Victor Valley of the Mojave Desert, within San Bernardino County, California. It is located along the Mojave River. As of the 2020 census, Spring Valley Lake had a population of 9,598.
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- Area
- 3.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,779 ft
- Area code
- 909
Spring Valley Lake’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Spring Valley Lake.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley Lake | #546 | C− | D | — | C | A− |
| Apple Valley | #721 | D− | C− | — | C+ | C |
| Victorville | #789 | D− | C− | — | C− | C− |
Spring Valley Lake, Apple Valley and Victorville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Spring Valley Lake with a neighbor →
Questions about Spring Valley Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spring Valley Lake, CA a good place to live?
Spring Valley Lake grades C− overall, better than 15% of U.S. towns and #546 of 841 in California. It grades A− for health and C for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Spring Valley Lake, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $463,000, 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.