Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 66/100
C+
Median home value$699,600
Riverside $536,300
Median rent$2,608/mo
Riverside $1,846/mo
Cost-burdened households36%
Riverside 41%
Canyon Lake
Riverside County11,119 residentsLake Elsinore Unified
49
D+
Suburbgrade score
23rd of 60 Riverside suburbs. Strongest on housing & affordability, held back by commute & transport.
49
Riverside median 47
0 · F
A+ · 100
Launch-day rule. Residents is not counted for Canyon Lake yet: no poll responses so far. The overall score of 49 is computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. Answer the poll →
What living here is actually like
Written summary in preparation This page is waiting for its written summary, and for a person to check it. Until then it is excluded from search engines.
What Canyon Lake is like to live in, by category
Bars show Canyon Lake against Riverside. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 39/100
D−
Within-state proficiency39th pct
Riverside median 36th pct
Student–teacher ratio23.2
Riverside median 22.9
Graduation rate89%
Riverside median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Housing cost index123
Riverside 100
Eff. tax rate0.81%
Riverside 0.79%
Local sales tax7.75%
Riverside median 8.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 23/100
F
Mean commute48.2 min
Riverside 33.2 min
Under 30 minutes37%
Riverside 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Riverside median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 47/100
D
Restaurants & cafés19
Riverside median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Riverside median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks64
Riverside median 19 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 55/100
C−
Median household income$126,926
Riverside $89,662
Unemployment4.3%
Riverside 6.8%
Professional occupations42%
Riverside 33%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
—
No responses yet. Residents is excluded from the score until eight people answer.
Ask the people who live here
Twelve yes/no questions, one tap each. No dataset knows whether the yards are kept or whether anyone talks to their neighbours. Answers feed the Residents grade, which needs eight responses before it counts.
Nobody has answered for Canyon Lake yet. If you live here, you can be the first.
Is it quiet at night?
—
Do you feel safe walking after dark?
—
Can you walk to a grocery store?
—
Is it good for young children?
—
Are yards and streets well kept?
—
Tap either button to answer — no account neededAll twelve questions →
Better than Canyon Lake on commute & transport
Canyon Lake's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Loma Linda25 mi from Canyon LakeB 59 C Grand Terrace24 mi from Canyon LakeC 50 D+ Riverside19 mi from Canyon LakeD 54 C− Temecula15 mi from Canyon LakeF 60 C Jurupa Valley25 mi from Canyon LakeF 47 D Corona21 mi from Canyon LakeF 57 C− Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Canyon Lake
Is Canyon Lake, CA a good place to live?
Canyon Lake scores 49 out of 100, 23rd of 60 Riverside suburbs. It is strongest on housing & affordability and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Canyon Lake expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $699,600, 30% above the Riverside median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.81%. $2,608/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Canyon Lake?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Canyon Lake sit at the 39th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 89% graduation rate and a 23.2 student–teacher ratio. Canyon Lake is served by Lake Elsinore Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Canyon Lake?
The mean commute is 48.2 min, with 37% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 29% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Canyon Lake?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 19 restaurants and cafés and 64 parks, which grades D on amenities.
Are the homes in Canyon Lake old or new?
The median home in Canyon Lake was built in 1985 — close to the Riverside median of 1987. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 92% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.