Lake Arrowhead, CA vs Highland, CA

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

MetricLake Arrowhead, CAHighland, CA
Population10,63956,675
Median Household Income$95,236$77,120
Median Rent$1,875/mo$1,629/mo
Median Home Value$596,500$485,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57.1%63.8%
Poverty Rate11.1%17.1%
Unemployment Rate5.4% (county)5.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k444*490
Property Crime Rate /100k1,113*1,062
Median AQI7777
Good AQI Days /yr4646
Summer Highs80°F93°F
Winter Lows29°F41°F
Snowfall22 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute37 min30.4 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher21.722.4
College Degree Rate37.9%22.7%
Foreign-Born %14%21.4%
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.