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Costa Mesa vs Centennial

Costa Mesa, CA compared with Centennial, CO · 830 miles apart

Costa Mesa has 108,881 residents to Centennial’s 108,658. Costa Mesa comes out ahead on average commute, clear days a year. Centennial does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.

Costa Mesa, CA Centennial, CO
Population 108,881 108,658
Density (per sq mi) 6,889 3,603
Median household income $111,505 $131,928
Median home value $1,115,100 $658,100
Median rent $2,446 $2,148
Homeownership 39.6% 80.6%
Average commute 22.4 min 25.9 min
Median age 36.7 42
Bachelor's degree + 45% 62.6%
Poverty rate 9.1% 3.3%
Unemployment 4.7% 4.6%
Price to income 10×
Clear days a year 45 40
Days above 90°F 1 36

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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