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Compare Menlo Park to Santa Monica

This post compares Menlo Park, California to Santa Monica, 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) Santa Monica (city)
Population 33,661 92,495
Income (median) $106,944 $79,865
Home Value (median) $1,764,600 $1,168,500
White 68% 76%
Black 4% 4%
Asian 13% 10%
With Kids 36% 16%
Age (median) 37 40
Rentals 41% 72%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Menlo Park or Santa Monica?
A: Menlo Park has a much smaller population count than Santa Monica: 33661 compared with 92495 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Menlo Park or Santa Monica?
A: Homes tend to be more expensive in Menlo Park.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Monica does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 41% for Menlo Park versus 72% for Santa Monica.

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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