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12,236people live here $85,748median household incomeNear US average $1,858median rent per month▲ 31% above US $463,500median home value▲ 39% above US

Lakeland Village is an unincorporated community in Riverside County, CA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Lakeland Village

Lakeland Village is an unincorporated community in California. The numbers below lay out what daily life there actually looks like.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Lakeland Village deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, county unemployment above the national average, and long average commutes.

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Above-average unemployment in the county
Long commutes
Air quality concerns
Low college degree attainment

How Lakeland Village compares

Median household income

Lakeland Village$85,748

California avg$99,122

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Lakeland Village$1,858

California avg$2,036

US$1,413

Median home value

Lakeland Village$463,500

California avg$734,700

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Lakeland Village

Based on Lakeland Village's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,716

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $74,320 a year
67% of Lakeland Village renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$92,700

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $46,350
Homes cost 5.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 31% above US

$1,858/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,858 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices run above average, with a median around $463,500. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $463,500 · 67% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

5.6% county unemployment

Unemployment in Riverside County is 5.6%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Riverside County (county-wide)

Safety

228 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Lakeland Village doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Riverside County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1215/100k · Policed by Riverside County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 55% above US

40 min average commute

Commutes run long, averaging 40.2 minutes, and that's just the average, meaning a lot of people are doing significantly more. This isn't a city where living far from the office is a comfortable bet. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 10% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

78%

Carpool

11%

Work from home

9.7%

Other

0.9%

Walk

0.3%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 95°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 42°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 60% below US

14% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

3 public schools inside the boundary

There are 3 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 24:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail (18 miles away). There are 4 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Nothing in Lakeland Village's numbers stands out as a clear strength, and the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,858/mo) equals 26% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget, anyone moving without a job lined up, and people who dread long commutes.

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