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San Diego vs Torrance

San Diego, CA compared with Torrance, CA · 99 miles apart

San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Torrance’s 138,391. San Diego comes out ahead on average commute, price to income, clear days a year. Torrance does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.

San Diego, CA Torrance, CA
Population 1,406,106 138,391
Density (per sq mi) 4,313 6,746
Median household income $108,077 $116,217
Median home value $906,700 $1,074,700
Median rent $2,313 $2,280
Homeownership 47.3% 55%
Average commute 23.5 min 26.9 min
Median age 36.2 43.2
Bachelor's degree + 51% 54%
Poverty rate 11% 7.8%
Unemployment 6% 6%
Price to income 8.4× 9.2×
Clear days a year 57 56
Days above 90°F 12 2

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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