Tacoma vs Santa Clarita
Tacoma, WA compared with Santa Clarita, CA · 910 miles apart
Tacoma has 229,816 residents to Santa Clarita’s 228,430. Tacoma comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Santa Clarita does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Tacoma, WA | Santa Clarita, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 229,816 | 228,430 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,616 | 3,103 |
| Median household income | $85,884 | $123,062 |
| Median home value | $479,600 | $784,700 |
| Median rent | $1,676 | $2,544 |
| Homeownership | 55.8% | 71.8% |
| Average commute | 28.8 min | 34.1 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 38.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 34.5% | 39.8% |
| Poverty rate | 12.4% | 7.4% |
| Unemployment | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| Price to income | 5.6× | 6.4× |
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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