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Compare Foster City to Lake Forest

This post compares Foster City, California to Lake Forest, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Foster City (city) Lake Forest (city)
Population 33,529 81,812
Income (median) $105,889 $64,458
Home Value (median) $1,051,000 $585,100
White 43% 67%
Black 2% 2%
Asian 47% 15%
With Kids 33% 34%
Age (median) 40 39
Rentals 41% 30%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Foster City or Lake Forest?
A: Foster City has a much smaller population count than Lake Forest: 33529 compared with 81812 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Foster City or in Lake Forest?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Foster City.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Foster City or Lake Forest?
A: Homes tend to be more expensive in Foster City.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Foster City does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 41% for Foster City versus 30% for Lake Forest.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Foster City may include: Sunnyvale, Millbrae, and Belmont.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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