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Compare Foster City to Mountain View

This post compares Foster City, California to Mountain View, 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) Mountain View (city)
Population 33,529 80,076
Income (median) $105,889 $102,981
Home Value (median) $1,051,000 $1,079,900
White 43% 56%
Black 2% 1%
Asian 47% 30%
With Kids 33% 27%
Age (median) 40 35
Rentals 41% 58%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Foster City or Mountain View?
A: Foster City has a much smaller population count than Mountain View: 33529 compared with 80076 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Foster City or in Mountain View?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Foster City.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Foster City or Mountain View?
A: Homes tend to be similarly priced in Foster City.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Mountain View does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 41% for Foster City versus 58% for Mountain View.

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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