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Los Angeles vs Pleasanton

Los Angeles, CA compared with Pleasanton, CA · 318 miles apart

Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Pleasanton’s 74,556. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, clear days a year. Pleasanton does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Los Angeles, CA Pleasanton, CA
Population 3,869,089 74,556
Density (per sq mi) 8,223 3,088
Median household income $81,939 $190,124
Median home value $921,200 $1,537,100
Median rent $1,933 $3,060
Homeownership 36% 67%
Average commute 30.7 min 34.3 min
Median age 37.2 43.1
Bachelor's degree + 38.5% 69.9%
Poverty rate 16.5% 5.3%
Unemployment 8.2% 4.8%
Price to income 11.2× 8.1×
Clear days a year 61 59
Days above 90°F 3 28

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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