Glendale vs Surprise
Glendale, AZ compared with Surprise, AZ · 18 miles apart
Glendale has 260,572 residents to Surprise’s 175,304. Glendale comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Surprise does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Glendale, AZ | Surprise, AZ | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 260,572 | 175,304 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,873 | 1,586 |
| Median household income | $73,530 | $96,711 |
| Median home value | $387,500 | $435,100 |
| Median rent | $1,528 | $2,033 |
| Homeownership | 57.2% | 79.1% |
| Average commute | 27.7 min | 30.2 min |
| Median age | 34.6 | 41.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 24.3% | 30.5% |
| Poverty rate | 15.1% | 8.6% |
| Unemployment | 5.6% | 4.3% |
| Price to income | 5.3× | 4.5× |
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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