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Compare Foster City to Santa Barbara

This post compares Foster City, California to Santa Barbara, 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) Santa Barbara (city)
Population 33,529 91,443
Income (median) $105,889 $49,574
Home Value (median) $1,051,000 $934,500
White 43% 77%
Black 2% 1%
Asian 47% 3%
With Kids 33% 23%
Age (median) 40 37
Rentals 41% 59%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Foster City or Santa Barbara?
A: Foster City has a much smaller population count than Santa Barbara: 33529 compared with 91443 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Barbara does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 41% for Foster City versus 59% for Santa Barbara.

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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