Population
Fontana
211,921
Malden
65,509
Median Income
Fontana
$98,187
Malden
$95,298
Home Value
Fontana
$558,500
Malden
$607,500
Rent
Fontana
$1,733
Malden
$2,066
Crime Rate
Fontana
2.70
Malden
2.92
Cost of Living
Fontana
167.6
Malden
177.1
Avg Temp
Fontana
N/A
Malden
N/A
Unemployment
Fontana
6.8%
Malden
5.6%
How Similar Are Fontana & Malden?
Malden is Fontana's #14 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Fontana
211,921
Malden
65,509
Fontana (211,921) is about 3.2x larger than Malden (65,509).
Violent Crime
Fontana
2.70
Malden
2.92
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 8% difference.
Property Crime
Fontana
12.16
Malden
11.79
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 3% difference.
Political Leaning
Fontana
49.7%
Malden
29.0%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Fontana has a stronger Democratic lean (42% difference).
Unemployment
Fontana
6.8%
Malden
5.6%
Fontana has a 17% higher unemployment than Malden.
Median Income
Fontana
$98,187
Malden
$95,298
Both cities have similar median income — just a 3% difference.
Home Values
Fontana
$558,500
Malden
$607,500
Both cities have similar home values — just a 8% difference.
Education
Fontana
12.7%
Malden
33.0%
Malden's education is significantly higher than Fontana's — 62% difference.
Demographics
Fontana
21.9%
Malden
44.4%
Malden's demographics is significantly higher than Fontana's — 51% difference.
Cost of Living
Fontana
167.6
Malden
177.1
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 5% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Fontana and Malden share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Fontana
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Malden
Fontana leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Fontana leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDFontana has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,777 vs $2,476 in Malden (28% lower). Fontana has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,201 vs $2,941 in Malden (25% lower). Fontana scores 227.2 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 256.8 in Malden.
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Housing Market — Fontana leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFontana has a single-family homes of 80.3% compared to 32.1% in Malden. Fontana has a vacancy rate of 2.0% compared to 6.2% in Malden. Fontana has a owner-occupied of 67.2% compared to 42.1% in Malden.
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Jobs & Economy — Fontana leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFontana: 107,372 vs Malden: 39,404 for labor force. Malden has a per capita income of $47,303 vs $31,888 in Fontana (33% higher). Malden has a work from home of 17.6% compared to 12.3% in Fontana.
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Crime & Safety — Fontana leads
Source: FBI UCRFontana has a property crime clearance of 19.9% compared to 4.5% in Malden. Malden has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.39 compared to 0.56 in Fontana. Fontana has a violent crime clearance of 60.0% compared to 46.1% in Malden.
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Property Crime Clearance
Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Malden leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauMalden has a bachelor's degree or higher of 33.0% compared to 12.7% in Fontana. Malden has a high school diploma or higher of 50.3% compared to 31.3% in Fontana.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFontana has a population of 211,921, about 3.2x the size of Malden (65,509). Fontana skews younger with a median age of 33.3 vs 35.8.
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Black
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Fontana
Malden
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareFontana: 5 vs Malden: 4 for with emergency services. Malden: 3.3 vs Fontana: 2.8 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Malden leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMalden has a bicycle of 0.6% compared to 0.0% in Fontana. Malden has a public transit of 19.3% compared to 1.3% in Fontana. Fontana has a drive alone of 73.4% compared to 45.5% in Malden.
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