Santa Clarita vs Lancaster
Santa Clarita, CA compared with Lancaster, CA · 27 miles apart
Santa Clarita has 228,430 residents to Lancaster’s 170,084. Santa Clarita comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Lancaster does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Santa Clarita, CA | Lancaster, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 228,430 | 170,084 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,103 | 1,804 |
| Median household income | $123,062 | $81,511 |
| Median home value | $784,700 | $446,600 |
| Median rent | $2,544 | $1,764 |
| Homeownership | 71.8% | 60.4% |
| Average commute | 34.1 min | 30.8 min |
| Median age | 38.4 | 34.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 39.8% | 20% |
| Poverty rate | 7.4% | 15.6% |
| Unemployment | 5.6% | 7.5% |
| Price to income | 6.4× | 5.5× |
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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