Santa Clarita vs Palmdale
Santa Clarita, CA compared with Palmdale, CA · 26 miles apart
Santa Clarita has 228,430 residents to Palmdale’s 161,845. Santa Clarita comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Palmdale does better on median rent, price to income.
| Santa Clarita, CA | Palmdale, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 228,430 | 161,845 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,103 | 1,526 |
| Median household income | $123,062 | $81,770 |
| Median home value | $784,700 | $471,000 |
| Median rent | $2,544 | $1,802 |
| Homeownership | 71.8% | 66.2% |
| Average commute | 34.1 min | 39.9 min |
| Median age | 38.4 | 33 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 39.8% | 17.1% |
| Poverty rate | 7.4% | 15.7% |
| Unemployment | 5.6% | 8.3% |
| Price to income | 6.4× | 5.8× |
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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