San Diego vs Costa Mesa
San Diego, CA compared with Costa Mesa, CA · 74 miles apart
San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Costa Mesa’s 108,881. San Diego comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Costa Mesa does better on median household income, average commute, poverty rate.
| San Diego, CA | Costa Mesa, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,106 | 108,881 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,313 | 6,889 |
| Median household income | $108,077 | $111,505 |
| Median home value | $906,700 | $1,115,100 |
| Median rent | $2,313 | $2,446 |
| Homeownership | 47.3% | 39.6% |
| Average commute | 23.5 min | 22.4 min |
| Median age | 36.2 | 36.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51% | 45% |
| Poverty rate | 11% | 9.1% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 4.7% |
| Price to income | 8.4× | 10× |
| Clear days a year | 57 | 45 |
| Days above 90°F | 12 | 1 |
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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