El Cajon vs La Mesa
El Cajon, CA compared with La Mesa, CA · 4 miles apart
El Cajon has 101,755 residents to La Mesa’s 59,914. El Cajon comes out ahead on median rent, clear days a year. La Mesa does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| El Cajon, CA | La Mesa, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 101,755 | 59,914 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 7,013 | 6,590 |
| Median household income | $67,511 | $95,028 |
| Median home value | $681,700 | $812,000 |
| Median rent | $1,856 | $2,049 |
| Homeownership | 41.5% | 47.7% |
| Average commute | 24.8 min | 23.8 min |
| Median age | 36.1 | 37.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 23% | 40.6% |
| Poverty rate | 20.5% | 11.5% |
| Unemployment | 9.6% | 6.2% |
| Price to income | 10.1× | 8.5× |
| Clear days a year | 60 | 57 |
| Days above 90°F | 28 | 10 |
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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