La Mesa vs National City
La Mesa, CA compared with National City, CA · 8 miles apart
La Mesa has 59,914 residents to National City’s 57,807. La Mesa comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. National City does better on median rent.
| La Mesa, CA | National City, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 59,914 | 57,807 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 6,590 | 7,871 |
| Median household income | $95,028 | $66,841 |
| Median home value | $812,000 | $612,200 |
| Median rent | $2,049 | $1,692 |
| Homeownership | 47.7% | 34.7% |
| Average commute | 23.8 min | 25.4 min |
| Median age | 37.4 | 36.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 40.6% | 18.1% |
| Poverty rate | 11.5% | 14.6% |
| Unemployment | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| Price to income | 8.5× | 9.2× |
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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