Los Angeles vs Riverside
Los Angeles, CA compared with Riverside, CA · 59 miles apart
Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Riverside’s 323,057. Los Angeles comes out ahead on average commute, bachelor's degree +. Riverside does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Los Angeles, CA | Riverside, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,869,089 | 323,057 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 8,223 | 3,981 |
| Median household income | $81,939 | $91,045 |
| Median home value | $921,200 | $584,800 |
| Median rent | $1,933 | $1,914 |
| Homeownership | 36% | 56.8% |
| Average commute | 30.7 min | 31.3 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 33.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 25.7% |
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 12.2% |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 6.3% |
| Price to income | 11.2× | 6.4× |
| 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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