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San Diego vs South Gate

San Diego, CA compared with South Gate, CA · 99 miles apart

San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to South Gate’s 90,071. San Diego comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. South Gate does better on median rent.

San Diego, CA South Gate, CA
Population 1,406,106 90,071
Density (per sq mi) 4,313 12,446
Median household income $108,077 $74,571
Median home value $906,700 $636,300
Median rent $2,313 $1,531
Homeownership 47.3% 45.3%
Average commute 23.5 min 32.5 min
Median age 36.2 36.3
Bachelor's degree + 51% 11.3%
Poverty rate 11% 12.7%
Unemployment 6% 7.4%
Price to income 8.4× 8.5×
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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