Population
Thousand Oaks
125,676
Lake Forest
85,846
Median Income
Thousand Oaks
$134,367
Lake Forest
$131,378
Home Value
Thousand Oaks
$951,200
Lake Forest
$876,300
Rent
Thousand Oaks
$2,580
Lake Forest
$2,616
Crime Rate
Thousand Oaks
1.02
Lake Forest
1.46
Cost of Living
Thousand Oaks
230.6
Lake Forest
233.4
Avg Temp
Thousand Oaks
N/A
Lake Forest
N/A
Unemployment
Thousand Oaks
5.0%
Lake Forest
4.6%
How Similar Are Thousand Oaks & Lake Forest?
Lake Forest is Thousand Oaks's #3 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Thousand Oaks
125,676
Lake Forest
85,846
Thousand Oaks has a 32% larger population than Lake Forest.
Violent Crime
Thousand Oaks
1.02
Lake Forest
1.46
Lake Forest has a 30% higher violent crime than Thousand Oaks.
Property Crime
Thousand Oaks
10.21
Lake Forest
8.30
Thousand Oaks has a 19% higher property crime than Lake Forest.
Political Leaning
Thousand Oaks
41.0%
Lake Forest
47.1%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Lake Forest has a stronger Democratic lean (13% difference).
Unemployment
Thousand Oaks
5.0%
Lake Forest
4.6%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 7% difference.
Median Income
Thousand Oaks
$134,367
Lake Forest
$131,378
Both cities have similar median income — just a 2% difference.
Home Values
Thousand Oaks
$951,200
Lake Forest
$876,300
Both cities have similar home values — just a 8% difference.
Education
Thousand Oaks
36.2%
Lake Forest
35.6%
Both cities have similar education — just a 2% difference.
Demographics
Thousand Oaks
68.3%
Lake Forest
52.2%
Thousand Oaks has a 24% higher demographics than Lake Forest.
Cost of Living
Thousand Oaks
230.6
Lake Forest
233.4
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Thousand Oaks and Lake Forest share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Thousand Oaks leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Thousand Oaks leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDThousand Oaks scores 134.9 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 200.8 in Lake Forest. Thousand Oaks has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,250 vs $2,746 in Lake Forest (18% lower). Thousand Oaks has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,693 vs $3,236 in Lake Forest (17% lower).
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Housing Market — Thousand Oaks leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSThousand Oaks has a vacancy rate of 3.8% compared to 4.7% in Lake Forest. Lake Forest has a median property tax of $5,615 vs $6,641 in Thousand Oaks (18% lower). Thousand Oaks has a single-family homes of 78.3% compared to 71.5% in Lake Forest.
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Jobs & Economy
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSThousand Oaks: 65,135 vs Lake Forest: 48,025 for labor force. Thousand Oaks has a per capita income of $64,448 vs $58,506 in Lake Forest (10% higher). Lake Forest has a unemployment rate of 4.6% compared to 5.0% in Thousand Oaks.
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Crime & Safety — Lake Forest leads
Source: FBI UCRLake Forest has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 5.68 compared to 8.39 in Thousand Oaks. Thousand Oaks has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.19 compared to 0.33 in Lake Forest. Thousand Oaks has a property crime clearance of 21.6% compared to 16.0% in Lake Forest.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Thousand Oaks leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauThousand Oaks has a bachelor's degree or higher of 36.2% compared to 35.6% in Lake Forest.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSThousand Oaks has a population of 125,676, about 1.5x the size of Lake Forest (85,846). Lake Forest skews younger with a median age of 40.4 vs 44.5.
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Thousand Oaks
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Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareThousand Oaks: 5 vs Lake Forest: 3 for with emergency services. Lake Forest: 4.0 vs Thousand Oaks: 3.2 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Lake Forest leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLake Forest has a public transit of 1.0% compared to 0.6% in Thousand Oaks. Lake Forest has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.4% in Thousand Oaks. Lake Forest has a work from home of 21.7% compared to 21.2% in Thousand Oaks.
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