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San Diego vs Gardena

San Diego, CA compared with Gardena, CA · 100 miles apart

San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Gardena’s 58,460. San Diego comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Gardena does better on median rent, homeownership, price to income.

San Diego, CA Gardena, CA
Population 1,406,106 58,460
Density (per sq mi) 4,313 10,029
Median household income $108,077 $84,803
Median home value $906,700 $700,600
Median rent $2,313 $1,809
Homeownership 47.3% 48.8%
Average commute 23.5 min 29.3 min
Median age 36.2 39.6
Bachelor's degree + 51% 28.9%
Poverty rate 11% 11.8%
Unemployment 6% 6.1%
Price to income 8.4× 8.3×
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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