Sacramento vs Atlanta
Sacramento, CA compared with Atlanta, GA · 2,079 miles apart
Sacramento has 536,449 residents to Atlanta’s 529,110. Sacramento comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Atlanta does better on median rent, bachelor's degree +, unemployment.
| Sacramento, CA | Atlanta, GA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 536,449 | 529,110 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 5,438 | 3,911 |
| Median household income | $87,321 | $85,652 |
| Median home value | $506,300 | $439,600 |
| Median rent | $1,779 | $1,711 |
| Homeownership | 51.7% | 46.4% |
| Average commute | 25.3 min | 26.5 min |
| Median age | 36 | 34.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 37.1% | 59.2% |
| Poverty rate | 13.9% | 16.9% |
| Unemployment | 6.6% | 5.9% |
| Price to income | 5.8× | 5.1× |
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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