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El Monte vs Renton

El Monte, CA compared with Renton, WA · 951 miles apart

El Monte has 105,075 residents to Renton’s 104,975. El Monte comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, clear days a year. Renton does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

El Monte, CA Renton, WA
Population 105,075 104,975
Density (per sq mi) 10,995 4,459
Median household income $68,030 $100,432
Median home value $644,000 $672,600
Median rent $1,736 $1,998
Homeownership 40.2% 54.4%
Average commute 27.8 min 29.7 min
Median age 37.8 36.5
Bachelor's degree + 15.2% 39.5%
Poverty rate 17.4% 8.1%
Unemployment 6.3% 4.9%
Price to income 9.5× 6.7×
Clear days a year 67 24
Days above 90°F 64 3

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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