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Compare Mountain View to Santa Cruz

This post compares Mountain View, California to Santa Cruz, 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) Santa Cruz (city)
Population 80,076 63,993
Income (median) $102,981 $60,359
Home Value (median) $1,079,900 $750,600
White 56% 76%
Black 1% 1%
Asian 30% 9%
With Kids 27% 20%
Age (median) 35 29
Rentals 58% 53%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Mountain View or Santa Cruz?
A: Mountain View has a larger population count than Santa Cruz: 80076 compared with 63993 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Mountain View or Santa Cruz?
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 is quite similar: 58% for Mountain View versus 53% for Santa Cruz.

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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