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Irvine vs Tustin

Irvine, CA compared with Tustin, CA · 4 miles apart

Irvine has 318,764 residents to Tustin’s 77,843. Irvine comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +. Tustin does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.

Irvine, CA Tustin, CA
Population 318,764 77,843
Density (per sq mi) 4,858 7,001
Median household income $136,719 $112,503
Median home value $1,191,500 $950,400
Median rent $2,997 $2,449
Homeownership 44.5% 48.8%
Average commute 24.7 min 22.8 min
Median age 34 37.5
Bachelor's degree + 70.6% 47.4%
Poverty rate 10.8% 9.9%
Unemployment 5.9% 5.4%
Price to income 8.7× 8.4×

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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