Carlsbad vs Encinitas
Carlsbad, CA compared with Encinitas, CA · 6 miles apart
Carlsbad has 112,260 residents to Encinitas’s 60,736. Carlsbad comes out ahead on median rent, poverty rate, price to income. Encinitas does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Carlsbad, CA | Encinitas, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 112,260 | 60,736 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,969 | 3,187 |
| Median household income | $142,748 | $162,229 |
| Median home value | $1,257,000 | $1,646,800 |
| Median rent | $2,808 | $2,886 |
| Homeownership | 62.9% | 66.5% |
| Average commute | 27.1 min | 24.7 min |
| Median age | 42.5 | 43.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 62.1% | 67.7% |
| Poverty rate | 6.9% | 7.4% |
| Unemployment | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Price to income | 8.8× | 10.2× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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