Santa Cruz vs Cupertino
Santa Cruz, CA compared with Cupertino, CA · 24 miles apart
Santa Cruz has 61,797 residents to Cupertino’s 58,333. Santa Cruz comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Cupertino does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Santa Cruz, CA | Cupertino, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 61,797 | 58,333 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,850 | 5,144 |
| Median household income | $115,475 | $234,707 |
| Median home value | $1,209,000 | $2,000,001 |
| Median rent | $2,452 | $3,501 |
| Homeownership | 48.4% | 60.6% |
| Average commute | 22.8 min | 23.6 min |
| Median age | 31.1 | 41.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 57.6% | 82.2% |
| Poverty rate | 17% | 4.1% |
| Unemployment | 7.2% | 4% |
| Price to income | 10.5× | 8.5× |
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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