Fountain Valley vs Mount Prospect
Fountain Valley, CA compared with Mount Prospect, IL · 1,725 miles apart
Fountain Valley has 55,508 residents to Mount Prospect’s 55,395. Fountain Valley comes out ahead on median household income. Mount Prospect does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Fountain Valley, CA | Mount Prospect, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 55,508 | 55,395 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 6,119 | 5,167 |
| Median household income | $115,237 | $101,720 |
| Median home value | $1,072,300 | $397,400 |
| Median rent | $2,631 | $1,502 |
| Homeownership | 64.8% | 68.7% |
| Average commute | 26 min | 25.9 min |
| Median age | 44.4 | 41.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 46.4% | 48.6% |
| Poverty rate | 8% | 6.6% |
| Unemployment | 5.6% | 3.8% |
| Price to income | 9.3× | 3.9× |
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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