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Lake Elsinore

A city of 72,461 people in California
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About Lake Elsinore

City in California, United States
70,265Population
43.4 sq miArea
1,296 ftElevation

Lake Elsinore is a city in the Inland Empire region of western Riverside County, California, United States. Established as a city in 1888, it is on the shore of Lake Elsinore, a natural freshwater lake about 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) in size. The city has grown from a small resort town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to a suburban city with a population of 70,265 as of the 2020 census.

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ZIP code92530, 92531, 92532
Area code951
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Housing in Lake Elsinore

$584K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Lake Elsinore home is worth about $584,000, about the same as a year ago, 24% below the California typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market54
Sale-to-list99.6%
Sold in May50
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Safety in Lake Elsinore

C+

Safety Grade C+

Lake Elsinore reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 64% report less. Within California, it does better than 60% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000
Lake Elsinore 1.2
California 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Lake Elsinore 16.8
California 18.2
U.S. 15.5
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B−

School Grade B-

The public schools Lake Elsinore’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 53% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#173Best public schoolsof 574 in CA
DistrictLake Elsinore UnifiedSchools19

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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