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Los Angeles vs Elk Grove

Los Angeles, CA compared with Elk Grove, CA · 346 miles apart

Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Elk Grove’s 185,007. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Elk Grove does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Los Angeles, CA Elk Grove, CA
Population 3,869,089 185,007
Density (per sq mi) 8,223 4,343
Median household income $81,939 $125,924
Median home value $921,200 $630,100
Median rent $1,933 $2,262
Homeownership 36% 73.8%
Average commute 30.7 min 30.8 min
Median age 37.2 39.4
Bachelor's degree + 38.5% 38.9%
Poverty rate 16.5% 8%
Unemployment 8.2% 6.4%
Price to income 11.2×
Clear days a year 61
Days above 90°F 3

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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