Costa Mesa vs Fountain Valley
Costa Mesa, CA compared with Fountain Valley, CA · 4 miles apart
Costa Mesa has 108,881 residents to Fountain Valley’s 55,508. Costa Mesa comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, unemployment. Fountain Valley does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Costa Mesa, CA | Fountain Valley, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 108,881 | 55,508 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 6,889 | 6,119 |
| Median household income | $111,505 | $115,237 |
| Median home value | $1,115,100 | $1,072,300 |
| Median rent | $2,446 | $2,631 |
| Homeownership | 39.6% | 64.8% |
| Average commute | 22.4 min | 26 min |
| Median age | 36.7 | 44.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 45% | 46.4% |
| Poverty rate | 9.1% | 8% |
| Unemployment | 4.7% | 5.6% |
| Price to income | 10× | 9.3× |
| Clear days a year | 45 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 1 | — |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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