Riverside vs Colton
Riverside, CA compared with Colton, CA · 9 miles apart
Riverside has 323,057 residents to Colton’s 53,383. Riverside comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Colton does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Riverside, CA | Colton, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 323,057 | 53,383 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,981 | 3,428 |
| Median household income | $91,045 | $71,208 |
| Median home value | $584,800 | $443,800 |
| Median rent | $1,914 | $1,661 |
| Homeownership | 56.8% | 52.8% |
| Average commute | 31.3 min | 27.5 min |
| Median age | 33.6 | 33.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 25.7% | 16.6% |
| Poverty rate | 12.2% | 13.7% |
| Unemployment | 6.3% | 7.5% |
| Price to income | 6.4× | 6.2× |
| Clear days a year | — | 112 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 100 |
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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