Living in Lake Elsinore, CA
Suburb in California
Lake Elsinore is a suburb in California, home to about 72,000 people, with 4.5 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are mostly houses with yards.
Is Lake Elsinore a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Sunny: more sunshine and clearer skies than most places
- Great outdoors: hills or mountains nearby
- Big job market: about 4.5 million people live within 31 mi
- Family-friendly: playgrounds, family attractions and plenty of households with kids
👎 Cons
- Higher taxes: about $3,279 state income tax per resident, 1.03% property tax
- Hot summers: highs around 95°F
- Fewer graduates: 23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Pricey housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $542k, and rent is $2,910 a month
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Key facts
Living in Lake Elsinore: common questions
What is the cost of living in Lake Elsinore?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $542k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,910 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 106, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Lake Elsinore?
California collects about $3,279 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.03% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Lake Elsinore safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.6× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Lake Elsinore?
Lake Elsinore has mild winters: winter days average around 66°F and summer days around 95°F.
Does Lake Elsinore get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding, earthquakes and wildfires: 11 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.48 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Lake Elsinore?
The nearest major airport is SBD, about 29 mi away.
How Lake Elsinore scores
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