Los Angeles vs San Francisco
Los Angeles, CA compared with San Francisco, CA · 364 miles apart
Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to San Francisco’s 826,079. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent, clear days a year. San Francisco does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Los Angeles, CA | San Francisco, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,869,089 | 826,079 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 8,223 | 17,695 |
| Median household income | $81,939 | $140,970 |
| Median home value | $921,200 | $1,394,500 |
| Median rent | $1,933 | $2,476 |
| Homeownership | 36% | 38.2% |
| Average commute | 30.7 min | 30.4 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 40 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 60.3% |
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 11.2% |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 6.1% |
| Price to income | 11.2× | 9.9× |
| Clear days a year | 61 | 55 |
| Days above 90°F | 3 | 0 |
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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