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Dayton vs Pasadena

Dayton, OH compared with Pasadena, CA · 1,901 miles apart

Dayton has 136,688 residents to Pasadena’s 135,804. Dayton comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, average commute. Pasadena does better on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate.

Dayton, OH Pasadena, CA
Population 136,688 135,804
Density (per sq mi) 2,450 5,915
Median household income $45,247 $105,192
Median home value $100,600 $1,093,300
Median rent $918 $2,265
Homeownership 48.4% 42.5%
Average commute 20.3 min 26.9 min
Median age 34.1 40.1
Bachelor's degree + 21.6% 56.1%
Poverty rate 26.9% 13.3%
Unemployment 9% 5.6%
Price to income 2.2× 10.4×

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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