San Diego vs Palm Desert
San Diego, CA compared with Palm Desert, CA · 76 miles apart
San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Palm Desert’s 53,259. San Diego comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, unemployment. Palm Desert does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| San Diego, CA | Palm Desert, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,106 | 53,259 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,313 | 1,989 |
| Median household income | $108,077 | $77,513 |
| Median home value | $906,700 | $542,000 |
| Median rent | $2,313 | $1,778 |
| Homeownership | 47.3% | 65% |
| Average commute | 23.5 min | 21 min |
| Median age | 36.2 | 57.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51% | 40.7% |
| Poverty rate | 11% | 11% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 6.4% |
| Price to income | 8.4× | 7× |
| Clear days a year | 57 | 156 |
| Days above 90°F | 12 | 171 |
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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