Los Angeles vs San Luis Obispo
Los Angeles, CA compared with San Luis Obispo, CA · 155 miles apart
Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to San Luis Obispo’s 50,636. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, poverty rate. San Luis Obispo does better on homeownership, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Los Angeles, CA | San Luis Obispo, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,869,089 | 50,636 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 8,223 | 3,712 |
| Median household income | $81,939 | $73,685 |
| Median home value | $921,200 | $935,100 |
| Median rent | $1,933 | $1,965 |
| Homeownership | 36% | 40.3% |
| Average commute | 30.7 min | 16.1 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 26.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 54.4% |
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 30.4% |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 7% |
| Price to income | 11.2× | 12.7× |
| 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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