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Fresno vs Madera

Fresno, CA compared with Madera, CA · 21 miles apart

Fresno has 555,549 residents to Madera’s 69,017. Fresno comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Madera does better on median rent, homeownership.

Fresno, CA Madera, CA
Population 555,549 69,017
Density (per sq mi) 4,793 3,437
Median household income $70,991 $63,933
Median home value $374,800 $359,900
Median rent $1,421 $1,353
Homeownership 50.1% 54.7%
Average commute 22.4 min 25.7 min
Median age 32.8 30.4
Bachelor's degree + 25.5% 10.9%
Poverty rate 20.1% 25.6%
Unemployment 8.9% 12.6%
Price to income 5.3× 5.6×

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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