Tucson vs Sacramento
Tucson, AZ compared with Sacramento, CA · 743 miles apart
Tucson has 548,371 residents to Sacramento’s 536,449. Tucson comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, average commute. Sacramento does better on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate.
| Tucson, AZ | Sacramento, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 548,371 | 536,449 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,258 | 5,438 |
| Median household income | $57,073 | $87,321 |
| Median home value | $266,200 | $506,300 |
| Median rent | $1,145 | $1,779 |
| Homeownership | 51.8% | 51.7% |
| Average commute | 21.9 min | 25.3 min |
| Median age | 34.6 | 36 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 31.1% | 37.1% |
| Poverty rate | 18.9% | 13.9% |
| Unemployment | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| Price to income | 4.7× | 5.8× |
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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