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Compare Lake Forest to Santa Rosa

This post compares Lake Forest, California to Santa Rosa, 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 Rosa (city)
Population 81,812 174,244
Income (median) $64,458 $48,146
Home Value (median) $585,100 $458,500
White 67% 68%
Black 2% 2%
Asian 15% 5%
With Kids 34% 30%
Age (median) 39 38
Rentals 30% 46%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Lake Forest or Santa Rosa?
A: Lake Forest has a much smaller population count than Santa Rosa: 81812 compared with 174244 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Rosa does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 30% for Lake Forest versus 46% for Santa Rosa.

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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