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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