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Hayward vs San Leandro

Hayward, CA compared with San Leandro, CA · 6 miles apart

Hayward has 157,113 residents to San Leandro’s 85,353. Hayward comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, price to income. San Leandro does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.

Hayward, CA San Leandro, CA
Population 157,113 85,353
Density (per sq mi) 3,429 6,406
Median household income $113,318 $101,420
Median home value $854,400 $844,200
Median rent $2,391 $2,186
Homeownership 58% 58.1%
Average commute 32.3 min 31.2 min
Median age 38.6 41.9
Bachelor's degree + 34% 33.3%
Poverty rate 9.6% 8.3%
Unemployment 6.3% 5.3%
Price to income 7.5× 8.3×

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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