Santa Clara vs Cupertino
Santa Clara, CA compared with Cupertino, CA · 5 miles apart
Santa Clara has 133,446 residents to Cupertino’s 58,333. Santa Clara comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Cupertino does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Santa Clara, CA | Cupertino, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 133,446 | 58,333 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 7,301 | 5,144 |
| Median household income | $178,958 | $234,707 |
| Median home value | $1,582,600 | $2,000,001 |
| Median rent | $3,016 | $3,501 |
| Homeownership | 40.8% | 60.6% |
| Average commute | 22.6 min | 23.6 min |
| Median age | 34.6 | 41.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 65.9% | 82.2% |
| Poverty rate | 8.4% | 4.1% |
| Unemployment | 5.1% | 4% |
| Price to income | 8.8× | 8.5× |
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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