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Yakima vs Norwalk

Yakima, WA compared with Norwalk, CA · 886 miles apart

Yakima has 97,458 residents to Norwalk’s 97,104. Yakima comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Norwalk does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Yakima, WA Norwalk, CA
Population 97,458 97,104
Density (per sq mi) 3,470 10,004
Median household income $62,815 $100,085
Median home value $297,600 $644,700
Median rent $1,117 $2,090
Homeownership 53.8% 68.3%
Average commute 17.8 min 29.5 min
Median age 34.3 37.3
Bachelor's degree + 20.8% 21.3%
Poverty rate 16.6% 9.3%
Unemployment 8.4% 5.7%
Price to income 4.7× 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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