Highland, CA vs Lake Arrowhead, CA

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

MetricHighland, CALake Arrowhead, CA
Population56,67510,639
Median Household Income$77,120$95,236
Median Rent$1,629/mo$1,875/mo
Median Home Value$485,600$596,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income63.8%57.1%
Poverty Rate17.1%11.1%
Unemployment Rate5.5%5.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k490444*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,0621,113*
Median AQI7777
Good AQI Days /yr4646
Summer Highs93°F80°F
Winter Lows41°F29°F
Snowfall0 in/yr22 in/yr
Avg Commute30.4 min37 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher22.421.7
College Degree Rate22.7%37.9%
Foreign-Born %21.4%14%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.2%—

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 Lake Arrowhead (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.