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Daly City vs Alameda

Daly City, CA compared with Alameda, CA · 12 miles apart

Daly City has 101,261 residents to Alameda’s 76,876. Daly City comes out ahead on homeownership, average commute, unemployment. Alameda does better on median household income, median rent, bachelor's degree +.

Daly City, CA Alameda, CA
Population 101,261 76,876
Density (per sq mi) 13,237 7,393
Median household income $123,547 $137,697
Median home value $1,115,000 $1,235,700
Median rent $2,551 $2,474
Homeownership 60.2% 50.7%
Average commute 28.8 min 31.6 min
Median age 42.6 41
Bachelor's degree + 38.9% 61.5%
Poverty rate 7.7% 7.2%
Unemployment 5.3% 5.7%
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