Los Angeles vs Santa Barbara
Los Angeles, CA compared with Santa Barbara, CA · 79 miles apart
Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Santa Barbara’s 86,422. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Santa Barbara does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Los Angeles, CA | Santa Barbara, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,869,089 | 86,422 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 8,223 | 4,434 |
| Median household income | $81,939 | $106,182 |
| Median home value | $921,200 | $1,570,800 |
| Median rent | $1,933 | $2,413 |
| Homeownership | 36% | 39.9% |
| Average commute | 30.7 min | 17.3 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 39.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 51.9% |
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 14% |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 5.8% |
| Price to income | 11.2× | 14.8× |
| 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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