San Diego vs El Cajon
San Diego, CA compared with El Cajon, CA · 10 miles apart
San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to El Cajon’s 101,755. San Diego comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. El Cajon does better on median rent.
| San Diego, CA | El Cajon, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,106 | 101,755 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,313 | 7,013 |
| Median household income | $108,077 | $67,511 |
| Median home value | $906,700 | $681,700 |
| Median rent | $2,313 | $1,856 |
| Homeownership | 47.3% | 41.5% |
| Average commute | 23.5 min | 24.8 min |
| Median age | 36.2 | 36.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51% | 23% |
| Poverty rate | 11% | 20.5% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 9.6% |
| Price to income | 8.4× | 10.1× |
| 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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