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San Diego vs Redwood City

San Diego, CA compared with Redwood City, CA · 433 miles apart

San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Redwood City’s 82,178. San Diego comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Redwood City does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

San Diego, CA Redwood City, CA
Population 1,406,106 82,178
Density (per sq mi) 4,313 4,250
Median household income $108,077 $157,814
Median home value $906,700 $1,801,700
Median rent $2,313 $2,968
Homeownership 47.3% 48.6%
Average commute 23.5 min 24.3 min
Median age 36.2 37.5
Bachelor's degree + 51% 54.4%
Poverty rate 11% 6.3%
Unemployment 6% 4.1%
Price to income 8.4× 11.4×
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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