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Compare Lake Forest to Mountain View

This post compares Lake Forest, 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 Lake Forest (city) Mountain View (city)
Population 81,812 80,076
Income (median) $64,458 $102,981
Home Value (median) $585,100 $1,079,900
White 67% 56%
Black 2% 1%
Asian 15% 30%
With Kids 34% 27%
Age (median) 39 35
Rentals 30% 58%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Lake Forest or Mountain View?
A: Lake Forest has a similar population count than Mountain View: 81812 compared with 80076 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Mountain View does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 30% for Lake Forest versus 58% for Mountain View.

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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