San Diego vs Santa Monica
San Diego, CA compared with Santa Monica, CA · 114 miles apart
San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Santa Monica’s 90,082. San Diego comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, average commute. Santa Monica does better on median household income, bachelor's degree +.
| San Diego, CA | Santa Monica, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,106 | 90,082 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,313 | 10,713 |
| Median household income | $108,077 | $114,885 |
| Median home value | $906,700 | $1,755,500 |
| Median rent | $2,313 | $2,402 |
| Homeownership | 47.3% | 27.9% |
| Average commute | 23.5 min | 24.8 min |
| Median age | 36.2 | 42.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51% | 70.7% |
| Poverty rate | 11% | 11.2% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 6.7% |
| Price to income | 8.4× | 15.3× |
| 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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