Living in Lake Arrowhead

In Lake Arrowhead, unemployment is 3.9% (2024).

At the end of 2020, Lake Arrowhead had a population of 9,741. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Lake Arrowhead reached 3.92%. Foreign residents numbered 1,488 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population9,741people31 Dec 2020Official source · California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)

Median gross salary3,446EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,732EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate3.92%country median 4.6% — 14% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean13.24µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Lower unemployment than 62% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than any other American city that publishes it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Lake Arrowhead?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,854 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,732 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Lake Arrowhead a good place to live?

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Remote worker29%strong on work, weak on safety · range 19–39%

Skilled employee39%strong on work, weak on safety · range 30–48%

Student31%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 20–42%

Family36%strong on family, weak on safety · range 25–47%

Retirement32%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 19–45%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

15.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,488 of 9,741 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Lake Arrowhead is 3.9%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Lake Arrowhead 3.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,446 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	3.92 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Lake Arrowhead?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€778of €2,714 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,714
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,854
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€778

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lake Arrowhead. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Lake Arrowhead. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	243.6 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lake Arrowhead when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Lake Arrowhead's nearest major airport was 17 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	17 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SBD	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lake Arrowhead. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Climate and air quality

The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 13.2 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were 2.5°C in January and 20.6°C in July. Lake Arrowhead's monthly precipitation totalled 212.3 mm in January and 3 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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16°2°

19°5°

25°10°

27°14°

28°14°

23°11°

17°6°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

212

251

131

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.513.2WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Lake Arrowhead is 13.2 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Lake Arrowhead 13.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	13.24 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.89 · Feb 7.17 · Mar 11.11 · Apr 15.56 · May 19.44 · Jun 24.67 · Jul 27.28 · Aug 27.67 · Sep 23.44 · Oct 17.22 · Nov 10.83 · Dec 6.11 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.83 · Feb -1.22 · Mar -0.222 · Apr 2.28 · May 4.89 · Jun 9.5 · Jul 13.94 · Aug 13.94 · Sep 11.06 · Oct 6 · Nov 1 · Dec -1.61 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.5 · Feb 3 · Mar 5.44 · Apr 8.89 · May 12.17 · Jun 17.11 · Jul 20.61 · Aug 20.78 · Sep 17.22 · Oct 11.61 · Nov 5.94 · Dec 2.22 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 212.3 · Feb 250.7 · Mar 131.3 · Apr 70.1 · May 29.21 · Jun 6.6 · Jul 3.05 · Aug 3.3 · Sep 7.87 · Oct 52.32 · Nov 60.2 · Dec 131.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	66.7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	13.24 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Murfreesboro ±4.4 °C. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±1.5 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Reims (France) ±1.6 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.7 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Lake Arrowhead covered an area of 45.8 km² at the end of 2025. Lake Arrowhead's population density measured 232.4 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport84.7%
Foreign residents15.3%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	45.79 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	13.99 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Foreign residents	1,488 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population density	232.4 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population	9,741 people	31 Dec 2020	California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Lake Arrowhead

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Mentone as a Lake Arrowhead alternative in the same region

22 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 3.1% Mentone vs 3.9% Lake Arrowhead−21%
Median gross pay, city: €3,650 Mentone vs €3,446 Lake Arrowhead+6%
Foreign residents: 12.9% Mentone vs 14.0% Lake Arrowhead−8%
Residents: 10,141 Mentone vs 9,741 Lake Arrowhead+4%
Annual PM2.5: 13.2 µg/m³ Mentone vs 13.2 µg/m³ Lake Arrowheadsame level

Full comparison More about Mentone

North Bethesda as a Lake Arrowhead alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3585 km, better on 4 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,446 Lake Arrowhead+78%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 14.0% Lake Arrowhead+144%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 13.2 µg/m³ Lake Arrowhead−56%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 3.9% Lake Arrowhead−7%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Lake Arrowhead

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Crestline 9.2 km away

Rent: 1,421 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,565 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Muscoy 18.1 km away

Rent: 1,614 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,399 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

San Bernardino 19.3 km away

Salary: 3,097 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Hesperia 20.4 km away

Salary: 3,090 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Mentone 22.3 km away

Rent: 1,360 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,650 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Lake Arrowhead, nearest in population first.

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Lake Arrowhead?

The unemployment rate is 3.92 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Lake Arrowhead?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13.24 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Lake Arrowhead?

The published population is 9,741 people. Source: California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS).

How many foreign residents live in Lake Arrowhead?

1,488 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Lake Arrowhead a good place to live?

Lake Arrowhead may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Lake Arrowhead?

Crestline, Highland, Muscoy, San Bernardino, Hesperia are near Lake Arrowhead. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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