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San Diego vs Santa Clarita

San Diego, CA compared with Santa Clarita, CA · 135 miles apart

San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Santa Clarita’s 228,430. San Diego comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Santa Clarita does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.

San Diego, CA Santa Clarita, CA
Population 1,406,106 228,430
Density (per sq mi) 4,313 3,103
Median household income $108,077 $123,062
Median home value $906,700 $784,700
Median rent $2,313 $2,544
Homeownership 47.3% 71.8%
Average commute 23.5 min 34.1 min
Median age 36.2 38.4
Bachelor's degree + 51% 39.8%
Poverty rate 11% 7.4%
Unemployment 6% 5.6%
Price to income 8.4× 6.4×
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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