La Mesa vs Medford
La Mesa, CA compared with Medford, MA · 2,567 miles apart
La Mesa has 59,914 residents to Medford’s 59,834. La Mesa comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, clear days a year. Medford does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| La Mesa, CA | Medford, MA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 59,914 | 59,834 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 6,590 | 7,386 |
| Median household income | $95,028 | $129,540 |
| Median home value | $812,000 | $755,500 |
| Median rent | $2,049 | $2,509 |
| Homeownership | 47.7% | 54.1% |
| Average commute | 23.8 min | 30.2 min |
| Median age | 37.4 | 35.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 40.6% | 59.8% |
| Poverty rate | 11.5% | 7.6% |
| Unemployment | 6.2% | 4.3% |
| Price to income | 8.5× | 5.8× |
| Clear days a year | 57 | 20 |
| Days above 90°F | 10 | 11 |
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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