Kelseyville, California

Community in Lake County · population 3,382 (2020 Census)

Household income: $45,663
Jan low / Jul high: 33° / 91°
Snow a year: 0 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 0
Median age: 33.1

Kelseyville is a community of 3,382 people in Lake County, California. It ranks better for a vacation home than 81% of California towns, quieter than 75% of California towns.

How Kelseyville ranks

Percentile among California towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of California towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

Median rent is $1,132 a month. 59.9% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of California towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Kelseyville	Typical California town
Median home value	—	$596,900
Median rent	$1,132	$1,827
Median household income	$45,663	$91,557
Home value ÷ income	—×	6.4×
Homeownership	59.9%	67.4%
Median year built	1981	1977
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Kelseyville

People	Kelseyville	Typical California town
Median age	33.1	40.2
Age 65 and over	18.0%	17.7%
Under 18	32.9%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	27.7%
Below the poverty line	23.1%	10.3%
Veterans	9.1%	—
Born outside the U.S.	22.7%	—
Work from home	0.0%	13.4%
Average commute	28.6 min	27.5 min
Homes with broadband	88.2%	93.3%

Weather in Kelseyville

July highs average 91.4°F and January lows 32.6°F. About 29.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.2 inches of snow (typical California town: 0.0 in). Expect about 66 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 72 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Clearlake 4 Se station (14.5 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 4 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

NOAA's Storm Events Database has no tornado within 10 miles of Kelseyville since 1950.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 1 times; the largest was 1.50 inches on September 25, 1990.

Severe weather in Lake County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Lake County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 1 deaths recorded.

Lake County has been included in 35 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, flood, drought.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
September 8, 2024	Fire	FM-5536: Boyles Fire
April 3, 2023	Severe Storm	DR-4699: Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
March 10, 2023	Flood	EM-3592: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
January 9, 2023	Flood	EM-3591: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
September 12, 2021	Fire	DR-4619: Wildfires

Jobs and pay in Lake County

Lake County had 17,522 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $53,849 a year. Unemployment was 5.8% in 2023; in Kelseyville itself the ACS puts it at 12.3%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Public schools in Kelseyville

8 public schools with 1,914 students, about 21.3 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Kelseyville Elementary	K-5	573	24.9
Kelseyville High	9-12	554	19.8
Mountain Vista Middle	6-8	384	20.2
Riviera Elementary	K-5	296	21.1
Kelseyville Learning Academy	K-12	46	15.3
Shade Canyon (charter)	K-8	38	19.0
Ed Donaldson Education Center	9-12	16	—
Kelseyville Community Day	6-12	7	7.0

Towns near Kelseyville

Clearlake Riviera, CA
6.0 mi · 3,410 people · home $328,500
Lakeport, CA
6.8 mi · 5,026 people · home $333,800
Lucerne, CA
6.8 mi · 3,266 people · home $243,500
North Lakeport, CA
9.1 mi · 3,547 people · home $410,300
Clearlake Oaks, CA
10.0 mi · 2,551 people · home $250,900
Clearlake, CA
10.7 mi · 16,685 people · home $214,200
Nice, CA
10.9 mi · 2,929 people · home $172,800
Cloverdale, CA
15.6 mi · 8,996 people · home $619,400

Kelseyville questions

Is Kelseyville, California a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Kelseyville scores better for retirees than 61% of California towns and quieter than 75%. 18.0% of residents are 65 or older (median age 33.1).

What is the weather like in Kelseyville?

July highs average 91.4°F and January lows 32.6°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 29.9 inches of precipitation a year and 0.2 inches of snow.

Does Kelseyville get tornadoes?

No tornado has been recorded within 10 miles of Kelseyville in NOAA's Storm Events Database since 1950.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Kelseyville's Census boundary (GEOID 0638044). Comparisons use the median of California towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.