Los Angeles vs Irvine
Los Angeles, CA compared with Irvine, CA · 44 miles apart
Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Irvine’s 318,764. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent, clear days a year. Irvine does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Los Angeles, CA | Irvine, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,869,089 | 318,764 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 8,223 | 4,858 |
| Median household income | $81,939 | $136,719 |
| Median home value | $921,200 | $1,191,500 |
| Median rent | $1,933 | $2,997 |
| Homeownership | 36% | 44.5% |
| Average commute | 30.7 min | 24.7 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 34 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 70.6% |
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 10.8% |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 5.9% |
| Price to income | 11.2× | 8.7× |
| Clear days a year | 61 | 50 |
| Days above 90°F | 3 | 9 |
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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