Petaluma vs Novato
Petaluma, CA compared with Novato, CA · 12 miles apart
Petaluma has 59,688 residents to Novato’s 51,947. Petaluma comes out ahead on median rent, poverty rate, unemployment. Novato does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Petaluma, CA | Novato, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 59,688 | 51,947 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,141 | 1,898 |
| Median household income | $115,430 | $115,736 |
| Median home value | $878,600 | $1,032,500 |
| Median rent | $2,440 | $2,506 |
| Homeownership | 64.5% | 66.1% |
| Average commute | 30.7 min | 28.1 min |
| Median age | 45.3 | 47.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 43.8% | 48.9% |
| Poverty rate | 6.5% | 9.6% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 5.9% |
| Price to income | 7.6× | 8.9× |
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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