Lake Elsinore, CA vs Temescal Valley, CA

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

MetricLake Elsinore, CATemescal Valley, CA
Population72,46130,069
Median Household Income$101,888$122,051
Median Rent$2,078/mo$2,938/mo
Median Home Value$566,000$710,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59.2%69.3%
Poverty Rate9.4%4.5%
Unemployment Rate5.1%5.6% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k116228*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,6821,215*
Median AQI8080
Good AQI Days /yr3939
Summer Highs95°F95°F
Winter Lows42°F42°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute42.9 min42.6 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher23.925.3
College Degree Rate24.3%35.8%
Foreign-Born %20.9%20.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.9%+3.4%

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