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Gilroy vs Watsonville

Gilroy, CA compared with Watsonville, CA · 12 miles apart

Gilroy has 60,764 residents to Watsonville’s 50,716. Gilroy comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Watsonville does better on median rent, average commute.

Gilroy, CA Watsonville, CA
Population 60,764 50,716
Density (per sq mi) 3,666 7,474
Median household income $133,107 $78,393
Median home value $1,027,400 $686,000
Median rent $2,301 $1,889
Homeownership 62.4% 44.8%
Average commute 33.3 min 26.1 min
Median age 37 33.8
Bachelor's degree + 29.3% 12.4%
Poverty rate 6.7% 14.7%
Unemployment 6.3% 7.7%
Price to income 7.7× 8.8×

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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