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Fullerton vs Torrance

Fullerton, CA compared with Torrance, CA · 25 miles apart

Fullerton has 138,675 residents to Torrance’s 138,391. Fullerton comes out ahead on median rent, price to income, clear days a year. Torrance does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.

Fullerton, CA Torrance, CA
Population 138,675 138,391
Density (per sq mi) 6,185 6,746
Median household income $104,286 $116,217
Median home value $902,600 $1,074,700
Median rent $2,194 $2,280
Homeownership 51.8% 55%
Average commute 30.5 min 26.9 min
Median age 36.9 43.2
Bachelor's degree + 43.5% 54%
Poverty rate 12.3% 7.8%
Unemployment 6.3% 6%
Price to income 8.7× 9.2×
Clear days a year 63 56
Days above 90°F 38 2

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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