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Compare Menlo Park to Lake Forest

This post compares Menlo Park, California to Lake Forest, 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 Menlo Park (city) Lake Forest (city)
Population 33,661 81,812
Income (median) $106,944 $64,458
Home Value (median) $1,764,600 $585,100
White 68% 67%
Black 4% 2%
Asian 13% 15%
With Kids 36% 34%
Age (median) 37 39
Rentals 41% 30%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Menlo Park or Lake Forest?
A: Menlo Park has a much smaller population count than Lake Forest: 33661 compared with 81812 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Menlo Park or Lake Forest?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Menlo Park.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Menlo Park does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 41% for Menlo Park versus 30% for Lake Forest.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Menlo Park may include: Burlingame, Manhattan-Beach, and Palo-Alto.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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