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Compare Lake Forest to Menlo Park

This post compares Lake Forest, California to Menlo Park, 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) Menlo Park (city)
Population 81,812 33,661
Income (median) $64,458 $106,944
Home Value (median) $585,100 $1,764,600
White 67% 68%
Black 2% 4%
Asian 15% 13%
With Kids 34% 36%
Age (median) 39 37
Rentals 30% 41%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Lake Forest or Menlo Park?
A: Lake Forest has a larger population count than Menlo Park: 81812 compared with 33661 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Lake Forest or Menlo Park?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Lake Forest.

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

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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