San Diego vs Santa Barbara
San Diego, CA compared with Santa Barbara, CA · 185 miles apart
San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Santa Barbara’s 86,422. San Diego comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, homeownership. Santa Barbara does better on average commute, bachelor's degree +, unemployment.
| San Diego, CA | Santa Barbara, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,106 | 86,422 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,313 | 4,434 |
| Median household income | $108,077 | $106,182 |
| Median home value | $906,700 | $1,570,800 |
| Median rent | $2,313 | $2,413 |
| Homeownership | 47.3% | 39.9% |
| Average commute | 23.5 min | 17.3 min |
| Median age | 36.2 | 39.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51% | 51.9% |
| Poverty rate | 11% | 14% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 5.8% |
| Price to income | 8.4× | 14.8× |
| 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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