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San Diego vs Monterey Park

San Diego, CA compared with Monterey Park, CA · 102 miles apart

San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Monterey Park’s 57,457. San Diego comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Monterey Park does better on median rent, homeownership.

San Diego, CA Monterey Park, CA
Population 1,406,106 57,457
Density (per sq mi) 4,313 7,489
Median household income $108,077 $81,855
Median home value $906,700 $863,000
Median rent $2,313 $1,888
Homeownership 47.3% 51.6%
Average commute 23.5 min 28.4 min
Median age 36.2 45.5
Bachelor's degree + 51% 36.2%
Poverty rate 11% 12.4%
Unemployment 6% 6.1%
Price to income 8.4× 10.5×
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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