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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