Lake Arrowhead, CA vs Hesperia, CA

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

MetricLake Arrowhead, CAHesperia, CA
Population10,639100,775
Median Household Income$95,236$72,160
Median Rent$1,875/mo$1,590/mo
Median Home Value$596,500$409,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57.1%56.8%
Poverty Rate11.1%16.9%
Unemployment Rate5.4% (county)6.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k444*463
Property Crime Rate /100k1,113*1,170
Median AQI7777
Good AQI Days /yr4646
Summer Highs80°F95°F
Winter Lows29°F37°F
Snowfall22 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute37 min42.9 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher21.724
College Degree Rate37.9%11.9%
Foreign-Born %14%17.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+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 Lake Arrowhead (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.