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Compare Lake Forest to Santa Barbara

This post compares Lake Forest, California to Santa Barbara, 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) Santa Barbara (city)
Population 81,812 91,443
Income (median) $64,458 $49,574
Home Value (median) $585,100 $934,500
White 67% 77%
Black 2% 1%
Asian 15% 3%
With Kids 34% 23%
Age (median) 39 37
Rentals 30% 59%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Lake Forest or Santa Barbara?
A: Lake Forest has a similar population count than Santa Barbara: 81812 compared with 91443 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Lake Forest or Santa Barbara?
A: Homes tend to be less expensive in Lake Forest.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Barbara does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 30% for Lake Forest versus 59% for Santa Barbara.

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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