Fort Collins vs Oceanside
Fort Collins, CO compared with Oceanside, CA · 843 miles apart
Fort Collins has 171,500 residents to Oceanside’s 170,483. Fort Collins comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Oceanside does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Fort Collins, CO | Oceanside, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 171,500 | 170,483 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,996 | 4,131 |
| Median household income | $85,070 | $97,737 |
| Median home value | $577,900 | $770,300 |
| Median rent | $1,690 | $2,303 |
| Homeownership | 51.6% | 58.3% |
| Average commute | 19.5 min | 28.7 min |
| Median age | 30.9 | 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 60.7% | 36.2% |
| Poverty rate | 15.8% | 8.3% |
| Unemployment | 5.4% | 5.3% |
| Price to income | 6.8× | 7.9× |
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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