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Compare Palo Alto to Mountain View

This post compares Palo Alto, California to Mountain View, 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 Palo Alto (city) Mountain View (city)
Population 67,082 80,076
Income (median) $124,900 $102,981
Home Value (median) $1,989,300 $1,079,900
White 61% 56%
Black 1% 1%
Asian 31% 30%
With Kids 34% 27%
Age (median) 41 35
Rentals 45% 58%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Palo Alto or Mountain View?
A: Palo Alto has a similar population count than Mountain View: 67082 compared with 80076 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Palo Alto or in Mountain View?
A: Incomes are on average higher in Palo Alto.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Palo Alto or Mountain View?
A: Homes tend to be more expensive in Palo Alto.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Mountain View does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 45% for Palo Alto versus 58% for Mountain View.

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

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

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