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San Diego vs Alameda

San Diego, CA compared with Alameda, CA · 446 miles apart

San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Alameda’s 76,876. San Diego comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Alameda does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

San Diego, CA Alameda, CA
Population 1,406,106 76,876
Density (per sq mi) 4,313 7,393
Median household income $108,077 $137,697
Median home value $906,700 $1,235,700
Median rent $2,313 $2,474
Homeownership 47.3% 50.7%
Average commute 23.5 min 31.6 min
Median age 36.2 41
Bachelor's degree + 51% 61.5%
Poverty rate 11% 7.2%
Unemployment 6% 5.7%
Price to income 8.4×
Clear days a year 57
Days above 90°F 12

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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