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Los Angeles vs Chula Vista

Los Angeles, CA compared with Chula Vista, CA · 125 miles apart

Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Chula Vista’s 275,533. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent, bachelor's degree +. Chula Vista does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.

Los Angeles, CA Chula Vista, CA
Population 3,869,089 275,533
Density (per sq mi) 8,223 5,538
Median household income $81,939 $108,032
Median home value $921,200 $758,700
Median rent $1,933 $2,229
Homeownership 36% 59.8%
Average commute 30.7 min 28.6 min
Median age 37.2 37.1
Bachelor's degree + 38.5% 33.2%
Poverty rate 16.5% 8.7%
Unemployment 8.2% 8%
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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