San Diego vs South San Francisco
San Diego, CA compared with South San Francisco, CA · 446 miles apart
San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to South San Francisco’s 64,941. San Diego comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. South San Francisco does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| San Diego, CA | South San Francisco, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,106 | 64,941 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,313 | 7,056 |
| Median household income | $108,077 | $136,578 |
| Median home value | $906,700 | $1,188,800 |
| Median rent | $2,313 | $2,802 |
| Homeownership | 47.3% | 59% |
| Average commute | 23.5 min | 25.6 min |
| Median age | 36.2 | 43.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51% | 40.8% |
| Poverty rate | 11% | 6.7% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 2.8% |
| Price to income | 8.4× | 8.7× |
| 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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