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San Diego vs Fountain Valley

San Diego, CA compared with Fountain Valley, CA · 77 miles apart

San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Fountain Valley’s 55,508. San Diego comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Fountain Valley does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.

San Diego, CA Fountain Valley, CA
Population 1,406,106 55,508
Density (per sq mi) 4,313 6,119
Median household income $108,077 $115,237
Median home value $906,700 $1,072,300
Median rent $2,313 $2,631
Homeownership 47.3% 64.8%
Average commute 23.5 min 26 min
Median age 36.2 44.4
Bachelor's degree + 51% 46.4%
Poverty rate 11% 8%
Unemployment 6% 5.6%
Price to income 8.4× 9.3×
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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