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Carson vs Compton

Carson, CA compared with Compton, CA · 4 miles apart

Carson has 90,808 residents to Compton’s 90,500. Carson comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Compton does better on median rent.

Carson, CA Compton, CA
Population 90,808 90,500
Density (per sq mi) 4,848 9,026
Median household income $108,703 $78,465
Median home value $704,400 $580,200
Median rent $1,956 $1,664
Homeownership 74% 56.4%
Average commute 27.5 min 30.5 min
Median age 41.7 33.3
Bachelor's degree + 29.3% 10.6%
Poverty rate 8.7% 17.9%
Unemployment 7.8% 8%
Price to income 6.5× 7.4×
Clear days a year 53 53
Days above 90°F 15 15

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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