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Santa Barbara vs Sioux City

Santa Barbara, CA compared with Sioux City, IA · 1,375 miles apart

Santa Barbara has 86,422 residents to Sioux City’s 86,356. Santa Barbara comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Sioux City does better on median rent, homeownership, unemployment.

Santa Barbara, CA Sioux City, IA
Population 86,422 86,356
Density (per sq mi) 4,434 1,454
Median household income $106,182 $68,906
Median home value $1,570,800 $173,600
Median rent $2,413 $976
Homeownership 39.9% 65.3%
Average commute 17.3 min 17.5 min
Median age 39.7 34.9
Bachelor's degree + 51.9% 22.9%
Poverty rate 14% 15.3%
Unemployment 5.8% 4.5%
Price to income 14.8× 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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