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Pasadena vs Alhambra

Pasadena, CA compared with Alhambra, CA · 5 miles apart

Pasadena has 135,804 residents to Alhambra’s 79,820. Pasadena comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Alhambra does better on median rent, poverty rate, unemployment.

Pasadena, CA Alhambra, CA
Population 135,804 79,820
Density (per sq mi) 5,915 10,460
Median household income $105,192 $88,024
Median home value $1,093,300 $857,800
Median rent $2,265 $1,939
Homeownership 42.5% 41.1%
Average commute 26.9 min 30.3 min
Median age 40.1 41.5
Bachelor's degree + 56.1% 40.8%
Poverty rate 13.3% 12.6%
Unemployment 5.6% 5.3%
Price to income 10.4× 9.7×
Clear days a year 75
Days above 90°F 53

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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