LakeviewWA
1,584 people live in this town in Washington.
Is Lakeview a good place to live?
Lakeview’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Lakeview’s July high is 89°F, against 77°F in Washington’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 1 of Washington’s 396 towns do worse. Lakeview's public schools trail 88% of Washington towns on state tests and graduation. Lakeview has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Lakeview for work
Where Lakeview’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Lakeview grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Lakeview is from typical.
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Moving to Lakeview: who provides what
Lakeview is unincorporated, so Grant 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 Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lakeview.
A larger share of adults have diabetes in Lakeview than in most of Washington or the rest of the country
15% of Lakeview adults smoke cigarettes. Among 286 Washington towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Lakeview. Also worth knowing: on the CDC’s 31 measures, Lakeview is ahead of Washington on 1 and behind on 19.
| Lakeview | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 17% | 19% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Lakeview | WA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.6% | 70.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lakeview stands out in Washington and nationally, with the median household income lower than most
Among working residents in Lakeview, 1.3% work locally. Half of commuters travel less than 24 miles. The top destinations are Ephrata (18%), Moses Lake (9%) and Soap Lake (3%).
| Lakeview | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $46,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 4.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lakeview has four seasons and hot summers
Only 6 of the 286 Washington towns we compare have a lower January low than Lakeview. July afternoons reach 89° and January nights drop to 23°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Lakeview, mostly inland flooding
The FEMA hazard score in Lakeview is 63 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 61% come from inland flooding and 15% from wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Lakeview sells for about $478K
In Lakeview, the midpoint rent is $1,065 a month. For households in the town, the share who are owner-occupiers is 67%.
| Lakeview | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,065 a month | $1,739 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lakeview
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lakeview; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Lakeview residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
About Lakeview
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Lakeview is a census-designated place (CDP) in Grant County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lakeview had a population of 1,068. The community is referred to as Lakeview Park on topographic maps and by locals.
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- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,204 ft
- Area code
- 509
Lakeview’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Lakeview.
Lakeview and Soap Lake have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lakeview reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Lakeview with a neighbor →
Questions about Lakeview
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lakeview, WA a good place to live?
1,584 people live in this town in Washington.
Is Lakeview, WA expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.