North Fair Oaks, CA vs Menlo Park, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricNorth Fair Oaks, CAMenlo Park, CA
Population13,10032,727
Median Household Income$104,884$210,025
Median Rent$2,314/mo$3,239/mo
Median Home Value$1,276,900$2,000,000+
Cost of Living (US = 100)116116
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58.7%44.9%
Poverty Rate13%5.8%
Unemployment Rate3.9% (county)3.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k181*182
Property Crime Rate /100k1,075*1,548
Median AQI2727
Good AQI Days /yr281281
Summer Highs80°F79°F
Winter Lows41°F40°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute22.1 min23.9 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher19.616.8
College Degree Rate28%72.5%
Foreign-Born %41.4%30%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-7.3%-3.1%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
The Census tops out at $2,000,000+ for home value; it doesn't publish exact figures above that. Two capped values can't be compared, so neither is marked better.
* Rate of the agency that polices North Fair Oaks (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.