Glendale vs Pasadena
Glendale, CA compared with Pasadena, CA · 6 miles apart
Glendale has 187,160 residents to Pasadena’s 135,804. Glendale comes out ahead on median rent, poverty rate, clear days a year. Pasadena does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Glendale, CA | Pasadena, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 187,160 | 135,804 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 6,141 | 5,915 |
| Median household income | $88,393 | $105,192 |
| Median home value | $1,102,300 | $1,093,300 |
| Median rent | $2,182 | $2,265 |
| Homeownership | 35.2% | 42.5% |
| Average commute | 27.1 min | 26.9 min |
| Median age | 41.4 | 40.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 47.2% | 56.1% |
| Poverty rate | 12.9% | 13.3% |
| Unemployment | 8.3% | 5.6% |
| Price to income | 12.5× | 10.4× |
| Clear days a year | 123 | 97 |
| Days above 90°F | 48 | 51 |
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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