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Costa Mesa vs St. George

Costa Mesa, CA compared with St. George, UT · 339 miles apart

Costa Mesa has 108,881 residents to St. George’s 108,713. Costa Mesa comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. St. George does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.

Costa Mesa, CA St. George, UT
Population 108,881 108,713
Density (per sq mi) 6,889 1,405
Median household income $111,505 $76,508
Median home value $1,115,100 $496,100
Median rent $2,446 $1,545
Homeownership 39.6% 66.7%
Average commute 22.4 min 17.2 min
Median age 36.7 38.3
Bachelor's degree + 45% 36.7%
Poverty rate 9.1% 11.4%
Unemployment 4.7% 3.6%
Price to income 10× 6.5×
Clear days a year 45 111
Days above 90°F 1 130

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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