A+
Overall Niche Grade
How are grades calculated?
  1. Public Schools
    A+
  2. Crime & Safety
    B-
  3. Housing
    B-
  4. Nightlife
    A
  5. Good for Families
    A+
  6. Diversity
    A+
  7. Jobs
    B+
  8. Weather
    A+
  9. Cost of Living
    D+
  10. Health & Fitness
    A+
  11. Outdoor Activities
    A+
  12. Commute
    A
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Population
77,973

Real Estate

Median Home Value
$882,300
National
$178,600
Median Rent
$1,778
National
$928
Area Feel
Urban
Rent vs. Own
  • Rent
    59%
  • Own
    41%

Mountain View Rankings

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Crime & Safety

Crime & Safety
B-
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
  • Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
National
  • Assault
    152
    0
  • Murder
    0
    0
  • Rape
    12
    41
  • Robbery
    38
    0
Property Crimes
  • Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
National
  • Burglary
    405
    1
  • Theft
    1,934
    2,081
  • Motor Vehicle Theft
    176
    0

Residents

Diversity
A+
Based on ethnic and economic diversity.
Median Household Income
$103,488
National
$53,889
Children
18%
Education Levels
National
  • Master's degree or higher
    36%
    11%
  • Bachelor's degree
    29%
    19%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    17%
    29%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    11%
    28%
  • Less than high school diploma
    7%
    13%
  • Public Schools
  • Private Schools
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Mountain View Reviews

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Mountain View embraces its cultural diversity with technology to provide its residents with a quality lifestyle. Mountain View balances development and business with a living and working aspect and incorporates parks and spaces into the middle of an urban setting. Big companies such as Google contribute significantly to the lifestyle by attracting a large number of employees to the city, congesting the local highways, yet the company gives back to the community by starting a free electric shuttle service in the city.
Mountian View also has many services, such as a beautiful Senior Center, a vibrant Teen Center, and a helpful Day Worker Center for job-seeking immigrants.
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Mountain view is a small city in the Bay
Area in California. The weather is great with lots of sunny summer days and mild winters. There are lots of great parks and trails for recreation. Google headquarters are located here! Houses and apartments are very expensive, but there are lots of jobs to help out. People are friendly and come from all over the world to live and work here. I would recommend this city.
I moved into a mobile house from Sunnyvale last year. So far I'm loving living here nearby Castro Street. Compare to Sunnyvale, Mountain View seems more lively and active as a city. The restaurants, stores or clubs in downtown are always full of people, especially on the weekends, and I see many people who have so many different nationalities and backgrounds, which makes me more comfortable living since I am an international student. Also, I like how the downtown is surrounded by the greens. Commute is good too, we an easy access to Caltrain and buses, but the only thing I would point out would be the bus time. I take 81 to school, but it almost always 10 minutes late of 1-2 minutes early sometimes, and that effects on my schedule a lot.