Lake Forest vs San Ramon
Lake Forest, CA compared with San Ramon, CA · 371 miles apart
Lake Forest has 86,333 residents to San Ramon’s 86,209. Lake Forest comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, unemployment. San Ramon does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Lake Forest, CA | San Ramon, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 86,333 | 86,209 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 5,165 | 4,298 |
| Median household income | $135,175 | $196,161 |
| Median home value | $937,000 | $1,509,500 |
| Median rent | $2,672 | $2,968 |
| Homeownership | 70.5% | 70.9% |
| Average commute | 25.5 min | 34.7 min |
| Median age | 40.2 | 41.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 50.8% | 71.6% |
| Poverty rate | 8.5% | 4.4% |
| Unemployment | 4.9% | 5.2% |
| Price to income | 6.9× | 7.7× |
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