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Los Angeles vs Riverside

Los Angeles, CA compared with Riverside, CA · 59 miles apart

Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Riverside’s 323,057. Los Angeles comes out ahead on average commute, bachelor's degree +. Riverside does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.

Los Angeles, CA Riverside, CA
Population 3,869,089 323,057
Density (per sq mi) 8,223 3,981
Median household income $81,939 $91,045
Median home value $921,200 $584,800
Median rent $1,933 $1,914
Homeownership 36% 56.8%
Average commute 30.7 min 31.3 min
Median age 37.2 33.6
Bachelor's degree + 38.5% 25.7%
Poverty rate 16.5% 12.2%
Unemployment 8.2% 6.3%
Price to income 11.2× 6.4×
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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