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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, clear days a year. 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 56
Days above 90°F 12 35

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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