Rankings · How Los Altos ranks in CA
Los Altos is #1 in California for household income
Los Altos is ranked on 34 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 5 and the top quarter on 16.
Lists ranked on
34
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
5
Best: #1 highest income
Top-quarter finishes
16
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
Los Altos is on California’s podium 3 times
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Los Altos marked.
Next door
Los Altos out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Palo AltoLos Altos HillsLoyolaMountain ViewSunnyvaleCupertinoLos Altos
Los Altos leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
Los Altos13–9Mountain View
Mountain View’s best: #5 best schools
Los Altos12–10Sunnyvale
Sunnyvale’s best: #2 rent easiest to afford
Los Altos11–10Cupertino
Cupertino’s best: #1 fewest smokers
Los Altos12–7Palo Alto
Palo Alto’s best: #1 fewest uninsured
Los Altos12–5Los Altos Hills
Los Altos Hills’s best: #1 fewest smokers
Los Altos11–3Loyola
Loyola’s best: #1 fewest smokers At a glance
Los Altos lands in the top half on 17 of 23 lists
Each dot is Los Altos’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Los Altos does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Fewest smokers#1/844Fewest uninsured#1/844Healthiest#9/844Closest to a top hospital#28/844Lowest obesity#30/844Most active#48/844Lowest depression#58/844 People
Most educated#4/844 SafetySafety →
Safest#43/411 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#139/843 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#106/438 What kind of place
Older than 81% of California
Not better or worse, just Los Altos’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.