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, clear days a year. 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× |
| Clear days a year | 62 | 47 |
| Days above 90°F | 12 | 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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