San Diego vs San Francisco
San Diego, CA compared with San Francisco, CA · 475 miles apart
San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to San Francisco’s 826,079. San Diego comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, average commute. San Francisco does better on median household income, bachelor's degree +.
| San Diego, CA | San Francisco, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,106 | 826,079 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,313 | 17,695 |
| Median household income | $108,077 | $140,970 |
| Median home value | $906,700 | $1,394,500 |
| Median rent | $2,313 | $2,476 |
| Homeownership | 47.3% | 38.2% |
| Average commute | 23.5 min | 30.4 min |
| Median age | 36.2 | 40 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51% | 60.3% |
| Poverty rate | 11% | 11.2% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 6.1% |
| Price to income | 8.4× | 9.9× |
| Clear days a year | 57 | 55 |
| Days above 90°F | 12 | 0 |
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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