San Diego vs Palo Alto
San Diego, CA compared with Palo Alto, CA · 424 miles apart
San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Palo Alto’s 67,609. San Diego comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Palo Alto does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| San Diego, CA | Palo Alto, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,106 | 67,609 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,313 | 2,811 |
| Median household income | $108,077 | $231,101 |
| Median home value | $906,700 | $2,000,001 |
| Median rent | $2,313 | $3,484 |
| Homeownership | 47.3% | 54.6% |
| Average commute | 23.5 min | 21.4 min |
| Median age | 36.2 | 43.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51% | 82.3% |
| Poverty rate | 11% | 6% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 3.9% |
| Price to income | 8.4× | 8.7× |
| 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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