Castro Valley vs South San Francisco
Castro Valley, CA compared with South San Francisco, CA · 18 miles apart
Castro Valley has 65,001 residents to South San Francisco’s 64,941. Castro Valley comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, homeownership. South San Francisco does better on average commute, unemployment.
| Castro Valley, CA | South San Francisco, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 65,001 | 64,941 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,858 | 7,056 |
| Median household income | $142,779 | $136,578 |
| Median home value | $1,104,600 | $1,188,800 |
| Median rent | $2,554 | $2,802 |
| Homeownership | 72.5% | 59% |
| Average commute | 32.7 min | 25.6 min |
| Median age | 42.9 | 43.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 44.5% | 40.8% |
| Poverty rate | 6.7% | 6.7% |
| Unemployment | 3.8% | 2.8% |
| Price to income | 7.7× | 8.7× |
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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