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San Mateo vs South Bend

San Mateo, CA compared with South Bend, IN · 1,925 miles apart

San Mateo has 103,337 residents to South Bend’s 103,201. San Mateo comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. South Bend does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.

San Mateo, CA South Bend, IN
Population 103,337 103,201
Density (per sq mi) 8,528 2,463
Median household income $153,504 $55,786
Median home value $1,618,700 $140,400
Median rent $3,077 $1,033
Homeownership 49.9% 60.2%
Average commute 26.1 min 20.2 min
Median age 38.3 34.8
Bachelor's degree + 57.8% 29.3%
Poverty rate 8.2% 20.8%
Unemployment 4.6% 6.5%
Price to income 10.5× 2.5×

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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