San Diego vs Santa Cruz
San Diego, CA compared with Santa Cruz, CA · 399 miles apart
San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Santa Cruz’s 61,797. San Diego comes out ahead on median rent, poverty rate, unemployment. Santa Cruz does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| San Diego, CA | Santa Cruz, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,106 | 61,797 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,313 | 4,850 |
| Median household income | $108,077 | $115,475 |
| Median home value | $906,700 | $1,209,000 |
| Median rent | $2,313 | $2,452 |
| Homeownership | 47.3% | 48.4% |
| Average commute | 23.5 min | 22.8 min |
| Median age | 36.2 | 31.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51% | 57.6% |
| Poverty rate | 11% | 17% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 7.2% |
| 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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