Los Angeles vs Palmdale
Los Angeles, CA compared with Palmdale, CA · 43 miles apart
Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Palmdale’s 161,845. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Palmdale does better on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Los Angeles, CA | Palmdale, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,869,089 | 161,845 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 8,223 | 1,526 |
| Median household income | $81,939 | $81,770 |
| Median home value | $921,200 | $471,000 |
| Median rent | $1,933 | $1,802 |
| Homeownership | 36% | 66.2% |
| Average commute | 30.7 min | 39.9 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 33 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 17.1% |
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 15.7% |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 8.3% |
| Price to income | 11.2× | 5.8× |
| 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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