Los Angeles vs San Francisco
Los Angeles, CA compared with San Francisco, CA · 364 miles apart
Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to San Francisco’s 826,079. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent. San Francisco does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Los Angeles, CA | San Francisco, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,869,089 | 826,079 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 8,223 | 17,695 |
| Median household income | $81,939 | $140,970 |
| Median home value | $921,200 | $1,394,500 |
| Median rent | $1,933 | $2,476 |
| Homeownership | 36% | 38.2% |
| Average commute | 30.7 min | 30.4 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 40 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 60.3% |
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 11.2% |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 6.1% |
| Price to income | 11.2× | 9.9× |
| 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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