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Compare Mountain View to Lake Forest

This post compares Mountain View, 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 Mountain View (city) Lake Forest (city)
Population 80,076 81,812
Income (median) $102,981 $64,458
Home Value (median) $1,079,900 $585,100
White 56% 67%
Black 1% 2%
Asian 30% 15%
With Kids 27% 34%
Age (median) 35 39
Rentals 58% 30%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Mountain View or Lake Forest?
A: Mountain View has a similar population count than Lake Forest: 80076 compared with 81812 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Mountain View or Lake Forest?
A: Homes tend to be more expensive 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 30% for Lake Forest.

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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