Santa Barbara vs San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara, CA compared with San Luis Obispo, CA · 81 miles apart
Santa Barbara has 86,422 residents to San Luis Obispo’s 50,636. Santa Barbara comes out ahead on median household income, poverty rate, unemployment. San Luis Obispo does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Santa Barbara, CA | San Luis Obispo, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 86,422 | 50,636 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,434 | 3,712 |
| Median household income | $106,182 | $73,685 |
| Median home value | $1,570,800 | $935,100 |
| Median rent | $2,413 | $1,965 |
| Homeownership | 39.9% | 40.3% |
| Average commute | 17.3 min | 16.1 min |
| Median age | 39.7 | 26.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51.9% | 54.4% |
| Poverty rate | 14% | 30.4% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 7% |
| Price to income | 14.8× | 12.7× |
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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