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Arden-Arcade vs San Marcos

Arden-Arcade, CA compared with San Marcos, CA · 445 miles apart

Arden-Arcade has 94,994 residents to San Marcos’s 94,908. Arden-Arcade comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. San Marcos does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Arden-Arcade, CA San Marcos, CA
Population 94,994 94,908
Density (per sq mi) 5,976 3,863
Median household income $77,321 $109,377
Median home value $560,200 $868,000
Median rent $1,588 $2,348
Homeownership 46.2% 63.7%
Average commute 25.9 min 26.5 min
Median age 37.2 36.8
Bachelor's degree + 38.5% 43.8%
Poverty rate 16.9% 9.2%
Unemployment 8.6% 4.6%
Price to income 7.2× 7.9×

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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