What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chapman has the shortest commute (23 min average).

Lake Arrowhead has the most expensive homes ($267k median).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Chapman	Lake Arrowhead
People
Population	388Lowest	3,322Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+3.9% ME: +2.6%
Median age	45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average	33±2.4Lowest 26% below ME
	Chapman and Lake Arrowhead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1%	26.9%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Chapman and Lake Arrowhead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4%	7.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2%	26.9%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8%	4.5%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Chapman and Lake Arrowhead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$93,125±$17kLowest 25% above ME	$98,654±$9kHighest 32% above ME
	Lake Arrowhead and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME	$267,300±$19kHighest 10% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$2,288±$327 101% above ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,850Lowest 39% below ME	$2,286Highest 25% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 ME: 48.4%	0%±36.7 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	6.4%Highest ME: 10.7%	2.4%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.5%Highest ME: 74.3%	93.7%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME	1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest 6% below ME	39 minHighest 57% above ME
Work from home	4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9%	6.9%±4Highest ME: 15.9%
	Lake Arrowhead and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.