Los Angeles vs Palm Desert
Los Angeles, CA compared with Palm Desert, CA · 119 miles apart
Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Palm Desert’s 53,259. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median household income. Palm Desert does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Los Angeles, CA | Palm Desert, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,869,089 | 53,259 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 8,223 | 1,989 |
| Median household income | $81,939 | $77,513 |
| Median home value | $921,200 | $542,000 |
| Median rent | $1,933 | $1,778 |
| Homeownership | 36% | 65% |
| Average commute | 30.7 min | 21 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 57.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 40.7% |
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 11% |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 6.4% |
| Price to income | 11.2× | 7× |
| 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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