Mead Valley, CA vs Canyon Lake, CA

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

MetricMead Valley, CACanyon Lake, CA
Population19,28611,119
Median Household Income$86,795$126,926
Median Rent$1,926/mo$2,608/mo
Median Home Value$446,200$699,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.6%36.7%
Poverty Rate9.6%7.3%
Unemployment Rate5.6% (county)5.6% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k228*27
Property Crime Rate /100k1,215*510
Median AQI8080
Good AQI Days /yr3939
Summer Highs92°F95°F
Winter Lows37°F42°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute32.1 min48.2 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher21.9—
College Degree Rate10.5%30.7%
Foreign-Born %37.4%5.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.8%+0.3%

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.