San Diego vs San Jose
San Diego, CA compared with San Jose, CA · 407 miles apart
San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to San Jose’s 989,814. San Diego comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. San Jose does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| San Diego, CA | San Jose, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,106 | 989,814 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,313 | 5,563 |
| Median household income | $108,077 | $146,427 |
| Median home value | $906,700 | $1,233,200 |
| Median rent | $2,313 | $2,669 |
| Homeownership | 47.3% | 55.8% |
| Average commute | 23.5 min | 27.3 min |
| Median age | 36.2 | 38.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51% | 47.3% |
| Poverty rate | 11% | 8.1% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 8.4× | 8.4× |
| Clear days a year | 57 | 80 |
| Days above 90°F | 12 | 32 |
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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