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San Diego vs Walnut Creek

San Diego, CA compared with Walnut Creek, CA · 447 miles apart

San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Walnut Creek’s 70,012. San Diego comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Walnut Creek does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

San Diego, CA Walnut Creek, CA
Population 1,406,106 70,012
Density (per sq mi) 4,313 3,543
Median household income $108,077 $130,432
Median home value $906,700 $1,057,300
Median rent $2,313 $2,680
Homeownership 47.3% 64.4%
Average commute 23.5 min 30.6 min
Median age 36.2 46.8
Bachelor's degree + 51% 70.4%
Poverty rate 11% 6.4%
Unemployment 6% 6%
Price to income 8.4× 8.1×
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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