Los Angeles vs Santa Monica
Los Angeles, CA compared with Santa Monica, CA · 5 miles apart
Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Santa Monica’s 90,082. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, price to income. Santa Monica does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Los Angeles, CA | Santa Monica, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,869,089 | 90,082 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 8,223 | 10,713 |
| Median household income | $81,939 | $114,885 |
| Median home value | $921,200 | $1,755,500 |
| Median rent | $1,933 | $2,402 |
| Homeownership | 36% | 27.9% |
| Average commute | 30.7 min | 24.8 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 42.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 70.7% |
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 11.2% |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 6.7% |
| Price to income | 11.2× | 15.3× |
| 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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