Los Angeles vs Lake Forest
Los Angeles, CA compared with Lake Forest, CA · 49 miles apart
Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Lake Forest’s 86,333. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent. Lake Forest does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Los Angeles, CA | Lake Forest, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,869,089 | 86,333 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 8,223 | 5,165 |
| Median household income | $81,939 | $135,175 |
| Median home value | $921,200 | $937,000 |
| Median rent | $1,933 | $2,672 |
| Homeownership | 36% | 70.5% |
| Average commute | 30.7 min | 25.5 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 40.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 50.8% |
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 8.5% |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 4.9% |
| Price to income | 11.2× | 6.9× |
| Clear days a year | 61 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 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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