El Monte vs Arcadia
El Monte, CA compared with Arcadia, CA · 4 miles apart
El Monte has 105,075 residents to Arcadia’s 54,117. El Monte comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Arcadia does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| El Monte, CA | Arcadia, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 105,075 | 54,117 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 10,995 | 4,953 |
| Median household income | $68,030 | $113,516 |
| Median home value | $644,000 | $1,441,800 |
| Median rent | $1,736 | $2,191 |
| Homeownership | 40.2% | 58.1% |
| Average commute | 27.8 min | 29.3 min |
| Median age | 37.8 | 43.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 15.2% | 57.4% |
| Poverty rate | 17.4% | 8.6% |
| Unemployment | 6.3% | 5.7% |
| Price to income | 9.5× | 12.7× |
| Clear days a year | 67 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 64 | — |
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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