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Los Angeles vs Fountain Valley

Los Angeles, CA compared with Fountain Valley, CA · 34 miles apart

Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Fountain Valley’s 55,508. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent, clear days a year. Fountain Valley does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.

Los Angeles, CA Fountain Valley, CA
Population 3,869,089 55,508
Density (per sq mi) 8,223 6,119
Median household income $81,939 $115,237
Median home value $921,200 $1,072,300
Median rent $1,933 $2,631
Homeownership 36% 64.8%
Average commute 30.7 min 26 min
Median age 37.2 44.4
Bachelor's degree + 38.5% 46.4%
Poverty rate 16.5% 8%
Unemployment 8.2% 5.6%
Price to income 11.2× 9.3×
Clear days a year 61 48
Days above 90°F 3 3

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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