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Gardena vs Bowie

Gardena, CA compared with Bowie, MD · 2,317 miles apart

Gardena has 58,460 residents to Bowie’s 58,383. Gardena comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Bowie does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Gardena, CA Bowie, MD
Population 58,460 58,383
Density (per sq mi) 10,029 2,856
Median household income $84,803 $141,995
Median home value $700,600 $459,300
Median rent $1,809 $2,330
Homeownership 48.8% 83.9%
Average commute 29.3 min 34.8 min
Median age 39.6 44
Bachelor's degree + 28.9% 50.4%
Poverty rate 11.8% 3.8%
Unemployment 6.1% 4.7%
Price to income 8.3× 3.2×

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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