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San Diego vs San Clemente

San Diego, CA compared with San Clemente, CA · 51 miles apart

San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to San Clemente’s 62,226. San Diego comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. San Clemente does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

San Diego, CA San Clemente, CA
Population 1,406,106 62,226
Density (per sq mi) 4,313 3,392
Median household income $108,077 $140,062
Median home value $906,700 $1,398,400
Median rent $2,313 $2,460
Homeownership 47.3% 66.5%
Average commute 23.5 min 28.6 min
Median age 36.2 45.6
Bachelor's degree + 51% 53.8%
Poverty rate 11% 5.8%
Unemployment 6% 4.6%
Price to income 8.4× 10×
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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