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Los Angeles vs Napa

Los Angeles, CA compared with Napa, CA · 367 miles apart

Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Napa’s 76,562. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent, bachelor's degree +. Napa does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.

Los Angeles, CA Napa, CA
Population 3,869,089 76,562
Density (per sq mi) 8,223 4,241
Median household income $81,939 $105,963
Median home value $921,200 $856,400
Median rent $1,933 $2,282
Homeownership 36% 58.7%
Average commute 30.7 min 23.9 min
Median age 37.2 41.5
Bachelor's degree + 38.5% 38.2%
Poverty rate 16.5% 8.5%
Unemployment 8.2% 5.7%
Price to income 11.2× 8.1×
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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