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Carson vs Gardena

Carson, NV compared with Gardena, CA · 372 miles apart

Carson has 58,571 residents to Gardena’s 58,460. Carson comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, average commute. Gardena does better on median household income, bachelor's degree +.

Carson, NV Gardena, CA
Population 58,571 58,460
Density (per sq mi) 405 10,029
Median household income $72,355 $84,803
Median home value $453,000 $700,600
Median rent $1,248 $1,809
Homeownership 62.3% 48.8%
Average commute 20.5 min 29.3 min
Median age 42.4 39.6
Bachelor's degree + 23.7% 28.9%
Poverty rate 10.3% 11.8%
Unemployment 5.5% 6.1%
Price to income 6.3× 8.3×

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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