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Los Angeles vs Hayward

Los Angeles, CA compared with Hayward, CA · 324 miles apart

Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Hayward’s 157,113. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Hayward does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.

Los Angeles, CA Hayward, CA
Population 3,869,089 157,113
Density (per sq mi) 8,223 3,429
Median household income $81,939 $113,318
Median home value $921,200 $854,400
Median rent $1,933 $2,391
Homeownership 36% 58%
Average commute 30.7 min 32.3 min
Median age 37.2 38.6
Bachelor's degree + 38.5% 34%
Poverty rate 16.5% 9.6%
Unemployment 8.2% 6.3%
Price to income 11.2× 7.5×
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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