San Francisco vs San Rafael
San Francisco, CA compared with San Rafael, CA · 34 miles apart
San Francisco has 826,079 residents to San Rafael’s 59,410. San Francisco comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. San Rafael does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| San Francisco, CA | San Rafael, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 826,079 | 59,410 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 17,695 | 3,582 |
| Median household income | $140,970 | $119,435 |
| Median home value | $1,394,500 | $1,355,600 |
| Median rent | $2,476 | $2,377 |
| Homeownership | 38.2% | 53% |
| Average commute | 30.4 min | 25.3 min |
| Median age | 40 | 43.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 60.3% | 49.7% |
| Poverty rate | 11.2% | 11.7% |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 5.4% |
| Price to income | 9.9× | 11.4× |
| Clear days a year | 55 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 0 | — |
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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