Los Angeles vs Santa Clara
Los Angeles, CA compared with Santa Clara, CA · 305 miles apart
Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Santa Clara’s 133,446. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent. Santa Clara does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Los Angeles, CA | Santa Clara, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,869,089 | 133,446 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 8,223 | 7,301 |
| Median household income | $81,939 | $178,958 |
| Median home value | $921,200 | $1,582,600 |
| Median rent | $1,933 | $3,016 |
| Homeownership | 36% | 40.8% |
| Average commute | 30.7 min | 22.6 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 34.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 65.9% |
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 8.4% |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 11.2× | 8.8× |
| 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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