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2025 Compare Cities Overview:
Manhattan Beach, CA vs Los Altos, CA

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Are people in Los Altos older or younger than people in Manhattan Beach?
- The Median Age in Los Altos is 3.0 years older than in Manhattan Beach.

Are housing costs cheaper in Los Altos or Manhattan Beach?
- Los Altos housing costs are 29.4% more expensive than Manhattan Beach housing costs.

Which city has a longer commute, Los Altos or Manhattan Beach?
- The average commute for residents of Los Altos is 6.8 minutes shorter than it is for residents of Manhattan Beach.

Things to do in Manhattan Beach?
Manhattan Beach CA sits on the Pacific Ocean just south of Los Angeles providing inhabitants with beachfront living embedded with luxurious amenities plentiful shops trendy restaurants

Things to do in Los Altos?
Los Altos CA lies within Silicon Valley making this tech mecca one full of opportunity with major employers as well as attractions like Shoreline Amphitheater or even exploring one of over 50 regional parks sprinkled throughout Santa Clara County!

 Manhattan Beach, CALos Altos, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock31,562329,725,481
 Median Income$169,586  Unlock$69,021
 Median Age  Unlock45.838.4
 Avg. Home Price$2,880,400  Unlock$338,100
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Avg. Commute Time30.59  Unlock26.38
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Reviews for Manhattan Beach    6 Reviews
Joe · Mamou, LA
Why I would move to California
Over 5 years ago

If heaven would have a proper name, Manhattan Beach is what it would be called. Not far fro LAX in Los Angeles lies this beautiful hamlet that I want to live. Want to  More

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Flavia · Manhattan Beach, CA
Real estate and quality of life in Manhattan Beach
Over 9 years ago

It doesn't get any better than Manhattan Beach. However, homes are expensive. If you are in the $1 million + range this is the place: Warm weather all year, low  More

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ronni · Manhattan Beach, CA
Location, Accessibiity to LAX, Freeways/Biz & Beac
Over 17 years ago

HowEVERR, it IS - highly priced Housing-wise (thank goodness I bought MY house in '99!!) - Im a REALTOR, watching my personal home-value drop from 3 TIMES purchase  More

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Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews
Phyllis · Los Altos, CA
Expensive
Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Tony · Sunnyvale, CA
Quality of Life
Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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