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San Diego vs Glendale

San Diego, CA compared with Glendale, CA · 114 miles apart

San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Glendale’s 187,160. San Diego comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Glendale does better on median rent.

San Diego, CA Glendale, CA
Population 1,406,106 187,160
Density (per sq mi) 4,313 6,141
Median household income $108,077 $88,393
Median home value $906,700 $1,102,300
Median rent $2,313 $2,182
Homeownership 47.3% 35.2%
Average commute 23.5 min 27.1 min
Median age 36.2 41.4
Bachelor's degree + 51% 47.2%
Poverty rate 11% 12.9%
Unemployment 6% 8.3%
Price to income 8.4× 12.5×
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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