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Palm Desert vs Summerville

Palm Desert, CA compared with Summerville, SC · 2,078 miles apart

Palm Desert has 53,259 residents to Summerville’s 53,177. Palm Desert comes out ahead on average commute, bachelor's degree +. Summerville does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.

Palm Desert, CA Summerville, SC
Population 53,259 53,177
Density (per sq mi) 1,989 2,353
Median household income $77,513 $81,046
Median home value $542,000 $328,100
Median rent $1,778 $1,526
Homeownership 65% 69.1%
Average commute 21 min 31.2 min
Median age 57.5 38.9
Bachelor's degree + 40.7% 33.5%
Poverty rate 11% 10.1%
Unemployment 6.4% 4.9%
Price to income
Clear days a year 156
Days above 90°F 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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