San Diego vs Merced
San Diego, CA compared with Merced, CA · 363 miles apart
San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Merced’s 99,724. San Diego comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Merced does better on median rent, price to income.
| San Diego, CA | Merced, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,106 | 99,724 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,313 | 3,829 |
| Median household income | $108,077 | $63,122 |
| Median home value | $906,700 | $372,600 |
| Median rent | $2,313 | $1,393 |
| Homeownership | 47.3% | 45.9% |
| Average commute | 23.5 min | 28.6 min |
| Median age | 36.2 | 30 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51% | 20.2% |
| Poverty rate | 11% | 23.9% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 11.3% |
| Price to income | 8.4× | 5.9× |
| Clear days a year | 57 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 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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