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San Diego vs Alhambra

San Diego, CA compared with Alhambra, CA · 105 miles apart

San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Alhambra’s 79,820. San Diego comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Alhambra does better on median rent, unemployment, clear days a year.

San Diego, CA Alhambra, CA
Population 1,406,106 79,820
Density (per sq mi) 4,313 10,460
Median household income $108,077 $88,024
Median home value $906,700 $857,800
Median rent $2,313 $1,939
Homeownership 47.3% 41.1%
Average commute 23.5 min 30.3 min
Median age 36.2 41.5
Bachelor's degree + 51% 40.8%
Poverty rate 11% 12.6%
Unemployment 6% 5.3%
Price to income 8.4× 9.7×
Clear days a year 57 75
Days above 90°F 12 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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