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Compare Lake Forest to Santa Cruz

This post compares Lake Forest, California to Santa Cruz, 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 Cruz (city)
Population 81,812 63,993
Income (median) $64,458 $60,359
Home Value (median) $585,100 $750,600
White 67% 76%
Black 2% 1%
Asian 15% 9%
With Kids 34% 20%
Age (median) 39 29
Rentals 30% 53%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Lake Forest or Santa Cruz?
A: Lake Forest has a larger population count than Santa Cruz: 81812 compared with 63993 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Cruz does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 30% for Lake Forest versus 53% for Santa Cruz.

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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