Los Angeles vs Modesto
Los Angeles, CA compared with Modesto, CA · 289 miles apart
Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Modesto’s 219,652. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +. Modesto does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Los Angeles, CA | Modesto, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,869,089 | 219,652 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 8,223 | 5,066 |
| Median household income | $81,939 | $79,891 |
| Median home value | $921,200 | $442,700 |
| Median rent | $1,933 | $1,690 |
| Homeownership | 36% | 58.9% |
| Average commute | 30.7 min | 30.2 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 35.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 21.2% |
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 13.3% |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 7.2% |
| Price to income | 11.2× | 5.5× |
| 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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