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Los Angeles vs Alameda

Los Angeles, CA compared with Alameda, CA · 335 miles apart

Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Alameda’s 76,876. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Alameda does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Los Angeles, CA Alameda, CA
Population 3,869,089 76,876
Density (per sq mi) 8,223 7,393
Median household income $81,939 $137,697
Median home value $921,200 $1,235,700
Median rent $1,933 $2,474
Homeownership 36% 50.7%
Average commute 30.7 min 31.6 min
Median age 37.2 41
Bachelor's degree + 38.5% 61.5%
Poverty rate 16.5% 7.2%
Unemployment 8.2% 5.7%
Price to income 11.2×
Clear days a year 61
Days above 90°F 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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