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Palmdale vs Corona

Palmdale, CA compared with Corona, CA · 59 miles apart

Palmdale has 161,845 residents to Corona’s 161,734. Palmdale comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, price to income. Corona does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.

Palmdale, CA Corona, CA
Population 161,845 161,734
Density (per sq mi) 1,526 4,053
Median household income $81,770 $109,242
Median home value $471,000 $700,700
Median rent $1,802 $2,228
Homeownership 66.2% 63.8%
Average commute 39.9 min 34.3 min
Median age 33 37.5
Bachelor's degree + 17.1% 32.4%
Poverty rate 15.7% 8.7%
Unemployment 8.3% 5.5%
Price to income 5.8× 6.4×

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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