San Diego vs Novato
San Diego, CA compared with Novato, CA · 474 miles apart
San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Novato’s 51,947. San Diego comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Novato does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| San Diego, CA | Novato, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,106 | 51,947 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,313 | 1,898 |
| Median household income | $108,077 | $115,736 |
| Median home value | $906,700 | $1,032,500 |
| Median rent | $2,313 | $2,506 |
| Homeownership | 47.3% | 66.1% |
| Average commute | 23.5 min | 28.1 min |
| Median age | 36.2 | 47.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51% | 48.9% |
| Poverty rate | 11% | 9.6% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 5.9% |
| Price to income | 8.4× | 8.9× |
| 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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