Rankings · How Lake Forest ranks in CA
Lake Forest ranks #46 in California for safety
Lake Forest is ranked on 33 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 15.
Lists ranked on
33
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #46 safest
Top-quarter finishes
15
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Safety
Top 12% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Lake Forest does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lake Forest marked.
At a glance
Lake Forest lands in the top half on 19 of 23 lists
Each dot is Lake Forest’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Lake Forest does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
SafetySafety →
Safest#46/411 HealthHealth →
Lowest obesity#150/844Fewest smokers#158/844Healthiest#175/844Lowest depression#184/844Closest to a top hospital#189/844Most active#198/844Fewest uninsured#241/844 People
Most educated#179/844 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#284/843 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#164/438 What kind of place
Milder winters than 91% of California
Not better or worse, just Lake Forest’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Milder winters than 91% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
46.9° January low
More homes per newcomer than 75% of CA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.4 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Cooler summers than 69% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.7° July high
Drier than 65% of CA towns
DrierWetter
13 in of rain + melted snow a year
More vacation homes than 61% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
1% of homes are seasonal
Fewer seniors than 59% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
14.8% of residents are 65+
Older than 57% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
40.2 median age
Fewer kids than 57% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.3% of residents are under 18
Next door
Lake Forest out-ranks 2 of its 3 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.