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Compare Lake Forest to Los Altos

This post compares Lake Forest, California to Los Altos, 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 Lake Forest (city) Los Altos (city)
Population 81,812 30,527
Income (median) $64,458 $167,642
Home Value (median) $585,100 $2,000,000+
White 67% 64%
Black 2% 0%
Asian 15% 28%
With Kids 34% 40%
Age (median) 39 45
Rentals 30% 17%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Lake Forest or Los Altos?
A: Lake Forest has a larger population count than Los Altos: 81812 compared with 30527 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Lake Forest or Los Altos?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Lake Forest.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Lake Forest does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 30% for Lake Forest versus 17% for Los Altos.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Lake Forest may include: San-Dimas, Glendora, and Laguna-Hills.

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

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