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Pasadena vs Burbank

Pasadena, CA compared with Burbank, CA · 11 miles apart

Pasadena has 135,804 residents to Burbank’s 102,988. Pasadena comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, unemployment. Burbank does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.

Pasadena, CA Burbank, CA
Population 135,804 102,988
Density (per sq mi) 5,915 5,948
Median household income $105,192 $97,082
Median home value $1,093,300 $1,089,100
Median rent $2,265 $2,192
Homeownership 42.5% 43.3%
Average commute 26.9 min 26 min
Median age 40.1 40.1
Bachelor's degree + 56.1% 47.1%
Poverty rate 13.3% 10.7%
Unemployment 5.6% 7.4%
Price to income 10.4× 11.2×

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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