San Francisco vs Seattle
San Francisco, CA compared with Seattle, WA · 684 miles apart
San Francisco has 826,079 residents to Seattle’s 784,777. San Francisco comes out ahead on median household income. Seattle does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 826,079 | 784,777 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 17,695 | 9,340 |
| Median household income | $140,970 | $123,860 |
| Median home value | $1,394,500 | $938,600 |
| Median rent | $2,476 | $2,030 |
| Homeownership | 38.2% | 43.7% |
| Average commute | 30.4 min | 26 min |
| Median age | 40 | 35.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 60.3% | 68.4% |
| Poverty rate | 11.2% | 9.9% |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 4.6% |
| Price to income | 9.9× | 7.6× |
| Clear days a year | — | 25 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 1 |
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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