Normal vs Palm Desert
Normal, IL compared with Palm Desert, CA · 1,572 miles apart
Normal has 53,275 residents to Palm Desert’s 53,259. Normal comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Palm Desert does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Normal, IL | Palm Desert, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 53,275 | 53,259 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,854 | 1,989 |
| Median household income | $64,785 | $77,513 |
| Median home value | $213,600 | $542,000 |
| Median rent | $965 | $1,778 |
| Homeownership | 54.8% | 65% |
| Average commute | 16.5 min | 21 min |
| Median age | 25 | 57.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 52.9% | 40.7% |
| Poverty rate | 21.4% | 11% |
| Unemployment | 3.9% | 6.4% |
| Price to income | 3.3× | 7× |
| Clear days a year | 23 | 156 |
| Days above 90°F | 8 | 171 |
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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