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San Antonio vs San Diego

San Antonio, TX compared with San Diego, CA · 1,122 miles apart

San Antonio has 1,548,422 residents to San Diego’s 1,406,106. San Antonio comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, price to income. San Diego does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.

San Antonio, TX San Diego, CA
Population 1,548,422 1,406,106
Density (per sq mi) 3,103 4,313
Median household income $65,056 $108,077
Median home value $235,700 $906,700
Median rent $1,324 $2,313
Homeownership 52.2% 47.3%
Average commute 24.5 min 23.5 min
Median age 34.9 36.2
Bachelor's degree + 29% 51%
Poverty rate 17.1% 11%
Unemployment 6.2% 6%
Price to income 3.6× 8.4×
Clear days a year 54 57
Days above 90°F 119 12

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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