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Los Angeles vs Oceanside

Los Angeles, CA compared with Oceanside, CA · 84 miles apart

Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Oceanside’s 170,483. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent, bachelor's degree +. Oceanside does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.

Los Angeles, CA Oceanside, CA
Population 3,869,089 170,483
Density (per sq mi) 8,223 4,131
Median household income $81,939 $97,737
Median home value $921,200 $770,300
Median rent $1,933 $2,303
Homeownership 36% 58.3%
Average commute 30.7 min 28.7 min
Median age 37.2 38.9
Bachelor's degree + 38.5% 36.2%
Poverty rate 16.5% 8.3%
Unemployment 8.2% 5.3%
Price to income 11.2× 7.9×
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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