East Los Angeles vs Santa Maria
East Los Angeles, CA compared with Santa Maria, CA · 144 miles apart
East Los Angeles has 111,647 residents to Santa Maria’s 111,390. East Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent, unemployment, clear days a year. Santa Maria does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| East Los Angeles, CA | Santa Maria, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 111,647 | 111,390 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 14,980 | 4,883 |
| Median household income | $68,741 | $84,746 |
| Median home value | $643,100 | $531,700 |
| Median rent | $1,494 | $1,925 |
| Homeownership | 33.5% | 50.2% |
| Average commute | 30.2 min | 22.4 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 29.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 11.4% | 15.7% |
| Poverty rate | 17.3% | 17.3% |
| Unemployment | 6.8% | 7.3% |
| Price to income | 9.4× | 6.3× |
| Clear days a year | 75 | 48 |
| Days above 90°F | 53 | 13 |
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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