Redwood City vs Palo Alto
Redwood City, CA compared with Palo Alto, CA · 9 miles apart
Redwood City has 82,178 residents to Palo Alto’s 67,609. Redwood City comes out ahead on median rent. Palo Alto does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Redwood City, CA | Palo Alto, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 82,178 | 67,609 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,250 | 2,811 |
| Median household income | $157,814 | $231,101 |
| Median home value | $1,801,700 | $2,000,001 |
| Median rent | $2,968 | $3,484 |
| Homeownership | 48.6% | 54.6% |
| Average commute | 24.3 min | 21.4 min |
| Median age | 37.5 | 43.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54.4% | 82.3% |
| Poverty rate | 6.3% | 6% |
| Unemployment | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| Price to income | 11.4× | 8.7× |
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