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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