Whittier vs Mountain View
Whittier, CA compared with Mountain View, CA · 329 miles apart
Whittier has 85,815 residents to Mountain View’s 85,438. Whittier comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, price to income. Mountain View does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Whittier, CA | Mountain View, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 85,815 | 85,438 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 5,801 | 7,145 |
| Median household income | $97,201 | $189,917 |
| Median home value | $822,600 | $1,927,000 |
| Median rent | $1,906 | $3,062 |
| Homeownership | 57.9% | 38.6% |
| Average commute | 33.2 min | 23.3 min |
| Median age | 38.4 | 35.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 29.5% | 75% |
| Poverty rate | 9.1% | 6% |
| Unemployment | 5.4% | 3.7% |
| Price to income | 8.5× | 10.1× |
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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