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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. 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×

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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