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Compare Foster City to Santa Rosa

This post compares Foster City, California to Santa Rosa, 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 Rosa (city)
Population 33,529 174,244
Income (median) $105,889 $48,146
Home Value (median) $1,051,000 $458,500
White 43% 68%
Black 2% 2%
Asian 47% 5%
With Kids 33% 30%
Age (median) 40 38
Rentals 41% 46%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Foster City or Santa Rosa?
A: Foster City has a much smaller population count than Santa Rosa: 33529 compared with 174244 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Foster City or Santa Rosa?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Foster City.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Rosa does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 41% for Foster City versus 46% for Santa Rosa.

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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