San Marcos vs Encinitas
San Marcos, CA compared with Encinitas, CA · 8 miles apart
San Marcos has 94,908 residents to Encinitas’s 60,736. San Marcos comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Encinitas does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| San Marcos, CA | Encinitas, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 94,908 | 60,736 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,863 | 3,187 |
| Median household income | $109,377 | $162,229 |
| Median home value | $868,000 | $1,646,800 |
| Median rent | $2,348 | $2,886 |
| Homeownership | 63.7% | 66.5% |
| Average commute | 26.5 min | 24.7 min |
| Median age | 36.8 | 43.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 43.8% | 67.7% |
| Poverty rate | 9.2% | 7.4% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 4.5% |
| Price to income | 7.9× | 10.2× |
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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