Fountain Valley vs Mount Prospect
Fountain Valley, CA compared with Mount Prospect, IL · 1,725 miles apart
Fountain Valley has 55,508 residents to Mount Prospect’s 55,395. Fountain Valley comes out ahead on median household income, clear days a year. Mount Prospect does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Fountain Valley, CA | Mount Prospect, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 55,508 | 55,395 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 6,119 | 5,167 |
| Median household income | $115,237 | $101,720 |
| Median home value | $1,072,300 | $397,400 |
| Median rent | $2,631 | $1,502 |
| Homeownership | 64.8% | 68.7% |
| Average commute | 26 min | 25.9 min |
| Median age | 44.4 | 41.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 46.4% | 48.6% |
| Poverty rate | 8% | 6.6% |
| Unemployment | 5.6% | 3.8% |
| Price to income | 9.3× | 3.9× |
| Clear days a year | 48 | 19 |
| Days above 90°F | 3 | 13 |
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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