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El Monte vs Renton

El Monte, CA compared with Renton, WA · 951 miles apart

El Monte has 105,075 residents to Renton’s 104,975. El Monte comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Renton does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

El Monte, CA Renton, WA
Population 105,075 104,975
Density (per sq mi) 10,995 4,459
Median household income $68,030 $100,432
Median home value $644,000 $672,600
Median rent $1,736 $1,998
Homeownership 40.2% 54.4%
Average commute 27.8 min 29.7 min
Median age 37.8 36.5
Bachelor's degree + 15.2% 39.5%
Poverty rate 17.4% 8.1%
Unemployment 6.3% 4.9%
Price to income 9.5× 6.7×

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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