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Perris vs Lake Elsinore

Perris, CA compared with Lake Elsinore, CA · 10 miles apart

Perris has 83,237 residents to Lake Elsinore’s 75,067. Perris comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Lake Elsinore does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Perris, CA Lake Elsinore, CA
Population 83,237 75,067
Density (per sq mi) 2,634 1,962
Median household income $88,911 $101,888
Median home value $474,700 $566,000
Median rent $1,876 $2,078
Homeownership 68.8% 70.9%
Average commute 37.1 min 42.9 min
Median age 31.3 33.7
Bachelor's degree + 12.3% 24.3%
Poverty rate 10.7% 9.4%
Unemployment 7.9% 6.3%
Price to income 5.3× 5.6×

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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