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San Diego vs Stockton

San Diego, CA compared with Stockton, CA · 427 miles apart

San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Stockton’s 324,597. San Diego comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Stockton does better on median rent, homeownership, price to income.

San Diego, CA Stockton, CA
Population 1,406,106 324,597
Density (per sq mi) 4,313 5,128
Median household income $108,077 $79,907
Median home value $906,700 $440,900
Median rent $2,313 $1,577
Homeownership 47.3% 53.9%
Average commute 23.5 min 31.7 min
Median age 36.2 33.9
Bachelor's degree + 51% 20%
Poverty rate 11% 15.5%
Unemployment 6% 8.6%
Price to income 8.4× 5.5×
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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