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Los Angeles vs Petaluma

Los Angeles, CA compared with Petaluma, CA · 375 miles apart

Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Petaluma’s 59,688. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent. Petaluma does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Los Angeles, CA Petaluma, CA
Population 3,869,089 59,688
Density (per sq mi) 8,223 4,141
Median household income $81,939 $115,430
Median home value $921,200 $878,600
Median rent $1,933 $2,440
Homeownership 36% 64.5%
Average commute 30.7 min 30.7 min
Median age 37.2 45.3
Bachelor's degree + 38.5% 43.8%
Poverty rate 16.5% 6.5%
Unemployment 8.2% 4.6%
Price to income 11.2× 7.6×
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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