San Diego vs Santa Maria
San Diego, CA compared with Santa Maria, CA · 240 miles apart
San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Santa Maria’s 111,390. San Diego comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Santa Maria does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| San Diego, CA | Santa Maria, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,106 | 111,390 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,313 | 4,883 |
| Median household income | $108,077 | $84,746 |
| Median home value | $906,700 | $531,700 |
| Median rent | $2,313 | $1,925 |
| Homeownership | 47.3% | 50.2% |
| Average commute | 23.5 min | 22.4 min |
| Median age | 36.2 | 29.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51% | 15.7% |
| Poverty rate | 11% | 17.3% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 7.3% |
| Price to income | 8.4× | 6.3× |
| 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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