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Compare Mountain View to Foster City

This post compares Mountain View, California to Foster City, 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 Mountain View (city) Foster City (city)
Population 80,076 33,529
Income (median) $102,981 $105,889
Home Value (median) $1,079,900 $1,051,000
White 56% 43%
Black 1% 2%
Asian 30% 47%
With Kids 27% 33%
Age (median) 35 40
Rentals 58% 41%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Mountain View or Foster City?
A: Mountain View has a larger population count than Foster City: 80076 compared with 33529 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Mountain View or in Foster City?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Mountain View.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Mountain View or Foster City?
A: Homes tend to be similarly priced in Mountain View.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Mountain View does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 58% for Mountain View versus 41% for Foster City.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Mountain View may include: Sunnyvale, Belmont, and San-Mateo.

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

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