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Mountain View vs San Leandro

Mountain View, CA compared with San Leandro, CA · 21 miles apart

Mountain View has 85,438 residents to San Leandro’s 85,353. Mountain View comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. San Leandro does better on median rent, homeownership, price to income.

Mountain View, CA San Leandro, CA
Population 85,438 85,353
Density (per sq mi) 7,145 6,406
Median household income $189,917 $101,420
Median home value $1,927,000 $844,200
Median rent $3,062 $2,186
Homeownership 38.6% 58.1%
Average commute 23.3 min 31.2 min
Median age 35.5 41.9
Bachelor's degree + 75% 33.3%
Poverty rate 6% 8.3%
Unemployment 3.7% 5.3%
Price to income 10.1× 8.3×

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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