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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