Oceanside vs Carlsbad
Oceanside, CA compared with Carlsbad, CA · 7 miles apart
Oceanside has 170,483 residents to Carlsbad’s 112,260. Oceanside comes out ahead on median rent, unemployment, price to income. Carlsbad does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Oceanside, CA | Carlsbad, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 170,483 | 112,260 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,131 | 2,969 |
| Median household income | $97,737 | $142,748 |
| Median home value | $770,300 | $1,257,000 |
| Median rent | $2,303 | $2,808 |
| Homeownership | 58.3% | 62.9% |
| Average commute | 28.7 min | 27.1 min |
| Median age | 38.9 | 42.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 36.2% | 62.1% |
| Poverty rate | 8.3% | 6.9% |
| Unemployment | 5.3% | 5.5% |
| Price to income | 7.9× | 8.8× |
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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