Costa Mesa vs Centennial
Costa Mesa, CA compared with Centennial, CO · 830 miles apart
Costa Mesa has 108,881 residents to Centennial’s 108,658. Costa Mesa comes out ahead on average commute, clear days a year. Centennial does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Costa Mesa, CA | Centennial, CO | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 108,881 | 108,658 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 6,889 | 3,603 |
| Median household income | $111,505 | $131,928 |
| Median home value | $1,115,100 | $658,100 |
| Median rent | $2,446 | $2,148 |
| Homeownership | 39.6% | 80.6% |
| Average commute | 22.4 min | 25.9 min |
| Median age | 36.7 | 42 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 45% | 62.6% |
| Poverty rate | 9.1% | 3.3% |
| Unemployment | 4.7% | 4.6% |
| Price to income | 10× | 5× |
| Clear days a year | 45 | 40 |
| Days above 90°F | 1 | 36 |
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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