Chula Vista vs La Mesa
Chula Vista, CA compared with La Mesa, CA · 10 miles apart
Chula Vista has 275,533 residents to La Mesa’s 59,914. Chula Vista comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. La Mesa does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Chula Vista, CA | La Mesa, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 275,533 | 59,914 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 5,538 | 6,590 |
| Median household income | $108,032 | $95,028 |
| Median home value | $758,700 | $812,000 |
| Median rent | $2,229 | $2,049 |
| Homeownership | 59.8% | 47.7% |
| Average commute | 28.6 min | 23.8 min |
| Median age | 37.1 | 37.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 33.2% | 40.6% |
| Poverty rate | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Unemployment | 8% | 6.2% |
| Price to income | 7× | 8.5× |
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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