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San Ramon vs Walnut Creek

San Ramon, CA compared with Walnut Creek, CA · 11 miles apart

San Ramon has 86,209 residents to Walnut Creek’s 70,012. San Ramon comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Walnut Creek does better on median rent, average commute.

San Ramon, CA Walnut Creek, CA
Population 86,209 70,012
Density (per sq mi) 4,298 3,543
Median household income $196,161 $130,432
Median home value $1,509,500 $1,057,300
Median rent $2,968 $2,680
Homeownership 70.9% 64.4%
Average commute 34.7 min 30.6 min
Median age 41.6 46.8
Bachelor's degree + 71.6% 70.4%
Poverty rate 4.4% 6.4%
Unemployment 5.2% 6%
Price to income 7.7× 8.1×

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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