Mission Viejo vs Lake Forest
Mission Viejo, CA compared with Lake Forest, CA · 3 miles apart
Mission Viejo has 90,484 residents to Lake Forest’s 86,333. Mission Viejo comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Lake Forest does better on median rent, average commute, unemployment.
| Mission Viejo, CA | Lake Forest, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 90,484 | 86,333 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 5,124 | 5,165 |
| Median household income | $136,123 | $135,175 |
| Median home value | $1,009,600 | $937,000 |
| Median rent | $2,839 | $2,672 |
| Homeownership | 76.9% | 70.5% |
| Average commute | 26.6 min | 25.5 min |
| Median age | 45.5 | 40.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 52.1% | 50.8% |
| Poverty rate | 5.6% | 8.5% |
| Unemployment | 5.2% | 4.9% |
| Price to income | 7.4× | 6.9× |
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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