Lancaster vs Denton
Lancaster, CA compared with Denton, TX · 1,208 miles apart
Lancaster has 170,084 residents to Denton’s 169,431. Lancaster comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Denton does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Lancaster, CA | Denton, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 170,084 | 169,431 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,804 | 1,748 |
| Median household income | $81,511 | $76,019 |
| Median home value | $446,600 | $348,200 |
| Median rent | $1,764 | $1,420 |
| Homeownership | 60.4% | 50% |
| Average commute | 30.8 min | 23.7 min |
| Median age | 34.5 | 31.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 20% | 41.7% |
| Poverty rate | 15.6% | 15.8% |
| Unemployment | 7.5% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 5.5× | 4.6× |
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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