San Diego vs San Marcos
San Diego, CA compared with San Marcos, CA · 21 miles apart
San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to San Marcos’s 94,908. San Diego comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. San Marcos does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| San Diego, CA | San Marcos, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,106 | 94,908 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,313 | 3,863 |
| Median household income | $108,077 | $109,377 |
| Median home value | $906,700 | $868,000 |
| Median rent | $2,313 | $2,348 |
| Homeownership | 47.3% | 63.7% |
| Average commute | 23.5 min | 26.5 min |
| Median age | 36.2 | 36.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51% | 43.8% |
| Poverty rate | 11% | 9.2% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 4.6% |
| Price to income | 8.4× | 7.9× |
| 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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