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San Leandro vs Castro Valley

San Leandro, CA compared with Castro Valley, CA · 5 miles apart

San Leandro has 85,353 residents to Castro Valley’s 65,001. San Leandro comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, clear days a year. Castro Valley does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

San Leandro, CA Castro Valley, CA
Population 85,353 65,001
Density (per sq mi) 6,406 3,858
Median household income $101,420 $142,779
Median home value $844,200 $1,104,600
Median rent $2,186 $2,554
Homeownership 58.1% 72.5%
Average commute 31.2 min 32.7 min
Median age 41.9 42.9
Bachelor's degree + 33.3% 44.5%
Poverty rate 8.3% 6.7%
Unemployment 5.3% 3.8%
Price to income 8.3× 7.7×
Clear days a year 47 42
Days above 90°F 3 13

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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