Canyon Lake, CA vs Mead Valley, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricCanyon Lake, CAMead Valley, CA
Population11,11919,286
Median Household Income$126,926$86,795
Median Rent$2,608/mo$1,926/mo
Median Home Value$699,600$446,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income36.7%52.6%
Poverty Rate7.3%9.6%
Unemployment Rate5.6% (county)5.6% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k27228*
Property Crime Rate /100k5101,215*
Median AQI8080
Good AQI Days /yr3939
Summer Highs95°F92°F
Winter Lows42°F37°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute48.2 min32.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher—21.9
College Degree Rate30.7%10.5%
Foreign-Born %5.8%37.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.3%-2.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Mead Valley (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.