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Fresno vs Tucson

Fresno, CA compared with Tucson, AZ · 600 miles apart

Fresno has 555,549 residents to Tucson’s 548,371. Fresno comes out ahead on median household income. Tucson does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.

Fresno, CA Tucson, AZ
Population 555,549 548,371
Density (per sq mi) 4,793 2,258
Median household income $70,991 $57,073
Median home value $374,800 $266,200
Median rent $1,421 $1,145
Homeownership 50.1% 51.8%
Average commute 22.4 min 21.9 min
Median age 32.8 34.6
Bachelor's degree + 25.5% 31.1%
Poverty rate 20.1% 18.9%
Unemployment 8.9% 6.2%
Price to income 5.3× 4.7×

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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