Temescal Valley, CA vs Lake Elsinore, CA

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

MetricTemescal Valley, CALake Elsinore, CA
Population30,06972,461
Median Household Income$122,051$101,888
Median Rent$2,938/mo$2,078/mo
Median Home Value$710,400$566,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income69.3%59.2%
Poverty Rate4.5%9.4%
Unemployment Rate5.6% (county)5.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k228*116
Property Crime Rate /100k1,215*1,682
Median AQI8080
Good AQI Days /yr3939
Summer Highs95°F95°F
Winter Lows42°F42°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute42.6 min42.9 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher25.323.9
College Degree Rate35.8%24.3%
Foreign-Born %20.3%20.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.4%+6.9%

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.