Mountain View vs Palo Alto
Mountain View, CA compared with Palo Alto, CA · 4 miles apart
Mountain View has 85,438 residents to Palo Alto’s 67,609. Mountain View comes out ahead on median rent, unemployment. Palo Alto does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Mountain View, CA | Palo Alto, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 85,438 | 67,609 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 7,145 | 2,811 |
| Median household income | $189,917 | $231,101 |
| Median home value | $1,927,000 | $2,000,001 |
| Median rent | $3,062 | $3,484 |
| Homeownership | 38.6% | 54.6% |
| Average commute | 23.3 min | 21.4 min |
| Median age | 35.5 | 43.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 75% | 82.3% |
| Poverty rate | 6% | 6% |
| Unemployment | 3.7% | 3.9% |
| Price to income | 10.1× | 8.7× |
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