Foster City, CA vs St. John, IN

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Foster City

63.9

#1730 nationally

vs

St. John

72.5

#884 nationally

St. John leads in crime level (0.7 vs 1.9). St. John leads in cost of living index (109 vs 276). Foster City leads in median household income ($191,267 vs $123,799).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric Foster City, CA St. John, IN
WhereAtHome Score 63.9 (#1730) 72.5 (#884)
Population 32,180 23,644
Typical Home Value (ZHVI) $1,863,228 $464,864
Median Household Income $191,267 $123,799
Average Commute 32.4 min 32.6 min
Walk Score 50 N/A
Crime Level 1.9 0.7
School Rating N/A N/A
Cost of Living Index 276 109
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored D+50.3 D+5.6

Data coverage note: St. John is missing data for 1 metric that Foster City has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.