Indianapolis vs San Francisco
Indianapolis, IN compared with San Francisco, CA · 1,979 miles apart
Indianapolis has 901,116 residents to San Francisco’s 826,079. Indianapolis comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, average commute. San Francisco does better on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate.
| Indianapolis, IN | San Francisco, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 901,116 | 826,079 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,496 | 17,695 |
| Median household income | $66,219 | $140,970 |
| Median home value | $224,800 | $1,394,500 |
| Median rent | $1,156 | $2,476 |
| Homeownership | 56% | 38.2% |
| Average commute | 24.6 min | 30.4 min |
| Median age | 34.3 | 40 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 34.9% | 60.3% |
| Poverty rate | 15.8% | 11.2% |
| Unemployment | 5.1% | 6.1% |
| Price to income | 3.4× | 9.9× |
| Clear days a year | 22 | 55 |
| Days above 90°F | 15 | 0 |
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