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Crestline vs Lake Arrowhead

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: home values (+51% in Lake Arrowhead) and property tax bill (+53% in Lake Arrowhead).

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Crestline, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 9,835 people
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Lake Arrowhead, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 10,639 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

CrestlineAn outdoors town
Outdoors#29 most conserved land in CA14 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves Housing$361K typical home53% below the CA typical home HealthHealthier than 67%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Crestline →
Lake ArrowheadAn outdoors town
Outdoors#56 most conserved land in CA33 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves Housing$528K typical home31% below the CA typical home HealthHealthier than 66%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Lake Arrowhead →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+51%
Homes cost more in Lake Arrowhead
Lake Arrowhead $596,500Crestline $394,400
Property tax bill+53%
Tax bills are bigger in Lake Arrowhead
Lake Arrowhead $4,429Crestline $2,886
Jobs per worker2.6×
Lake Arrowhead is more of a job hub
Lake Arrowhead 0.89Crestline 0.34
Trails2.4×
Lake Arrowhead has more miles of trail
Lake Arrowhead 32.9 miCrestline 13.7 mi
Seasonal homes+21.9 pts
Lake Arrowhead has more second homes
Lake Arrowhead 55.4%Crestline 33.5%
Growth since 2010+8.4 pts
Crestline has grown faster since 2010
Crestline +8.2%Lake Arrowhead -0.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $980 more a month in Lake Arrowhead

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Crestline$2,110/mo
Typical home $361K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $1,538/mo · Housing →
Lake Arrowhead$3,100/mo
Typical home $528K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $1,875/mo · Housing →

The difference: $980 a month, about $11,800 a year, between Lake Arrowhead and Crestline.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Crestline and Lake Arrowhead share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

CrestlineLake ArrowheadCrestlineLake Arrowhead
Crestline ↔ Lake Arrowhead5.9 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
282 Crestline residents work in Lake Arrowhead (8.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Crestline →
Report cards

Crestline places higher on 11 of 19 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
CCrestlineBetter than 29% of districts in the state CLake ArrowheadBetter than 29% of districts in the state
Health
B+CrestlineHealthier than 67% of U.S. towns B+Lake ArrowheadHealthier than 66% of U.S. towns
11Crestline
5Lake Arrowhead

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #251#653 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #393#195 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #212#400 Cheapest rentCost of living · 830 towns #227#402 Most affordableCost of living · 835 towns #200#372 Highest incomeIncome · 843 towns #588#417 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #634#519 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #109#198

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Crestline’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
CrestlineLake Arrowhead
Snow a year—22″
January low—29°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—176d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)98th98th
Outdoors & history
CrestlineLake Arrowhead
Trails14 mi33 mi
Conserved land40.4%31.8%
National Register places—1
Community
CrestlineLake Arrowhead
Library hours a week29 hrs29 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

CrestlineLake Arrowhead
People
Population 9,835Lowest 10,639Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.2%Highest CA: +6.1% -0.2%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 44.1±7.1Lowest 16% above CA 49.5±4.4Highest 31% above CA
Lake Arrowhead and Crestline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.9%±4.9Highest CA: 22% 17.4%±3Lowest CA: 22%
Crestline and Lake Arrowhead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.1%±1.7Lowest CA: 15.7% 25.6%±2.3Highest CA: 15.7%
Lake Arrowhead and Crestline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.3%Lowest CA: 37.1% 37.9%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±1.9Lowest CA: 7.6% 5.1%±2.6Highest CA: 7.6%
Lake Arrowhead and Crestline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $77,786±$14kLowest 22% below CA $95,236±$10kHighest 4% below CA
Lake Arrowhead and Crestline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $394,400±$26kLowest 46% below CA $596,500±$42kHighest 19% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,538±$297Lowest 24% below CA $1,875±$371Highest 8% below CA
Lake Arrowhead and Crestline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,886Lowest 44% below CA $4,429Highest 14% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.6%±18.7Lowest CA: 55.3% 58%±16.4Highest CA: 55.3%
Lake Arrowhead and Crestline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.3%Highest CA: 12% 11.1%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.3%Lowest CA: 55.9% 83.6%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than CA 1977Highest 1 yr newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 37 minLowest 28% above CA 37 minHighest 29% above CA
Work from home 27.2%±5.7Highest CA: 17.2% 21.1%±5.6Lowest CA: 17.2%
Crestline and Lake Arrowhead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.9%Lowest 16.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miLowest 30.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.34Lowest 0.89Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Bernardino (9%)Los Angeles (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 8% work in Lake ArrowheadFew work in Crestline
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 40.4%Highest 31.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.7 miLowest 32.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 37.5Lowest 55.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#446 of 574 in CA
School district Rim of the World UnifiedRim of the World Unified
High school in town None in townRim of the World High
Students per teacherat that high school — 19.7
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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