San Diego vs Newport Beach
San Diego, CA compared with Newport Beach, CA · 70 miles apart
San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Newport Beach’s 81,977. San Diego comes out ahead on median rent, price to income, clear days a year. Newport Beach does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| San Diego, CA | Newport Beach, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,106 | 81,977 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,313 | 3,440 |
| Median household income | $108,077 | $156,867 |
| Median home value | $906,700 | $2,000,001 |
| Median rent | $2,313 | $3,316 |
| Homeownership | 47.3% | 52.1% |
| Average commute | 23.5 min | 22.9 min |
| Median age | 36.2 | 45.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51% | 69.6% |
| Poverty rate | 11% | 6.6% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 4.3% |
| Price to income | 8.4× | 12.7× |
| 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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