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Compare Lake Forest to Palo Alto

This post compares Lake Forest, California to Palo Alto, 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) Palo Alto (city)
Population 81,812 67,082
Income (median) $64,458 $124,900
Home Value (median) $585,100 $1,989,300
White 67% 61%
Black 2% 1%
Asian 15% 31%
With Kids 34% 34%
Age (median) 39 41
Rentals 30% 45%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Lake Forest or Palo Alto?
A: Lake Forest has a similar population count than Palo Alto: 81812 compared with 67082 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Palo Alto does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 30% for Lake Forest versus 45% for Palo Alto.

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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