Los Angeles vs Palo Alto
Los Angeles, CA compared with Palo Alto, CA · 313 miles apart
Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Palo Alto’s 67,609. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent. Palo Alto does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Los Angeles, CA | Palo Alto, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,869,089 | 67,609 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 8,223 | 2,811 |
| Median household income | $81,939 | $231,101 |
| Median home value | $921,200 | $2,000,001 |
| Median rent | $1,933 | $3,484 |
| Homeownership | 36% | 54.6% |
| Average commute | 30.7 min | 21.4 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 43.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 82.3% |
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 6% |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 3.9% |
| Price to income | 11.2× | 8.7× |
| 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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