Santa Cruz vs Watsonville
Santa Cruz, CA compared with Watsonville, CA · 15 miles apart
Santa Cruz has 61,797 residents to Watsonville’s 50,716. Santa Cruz comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Watsonville does better on median rent, poverty rate, price to income.
| Santa Cruz, CA | Watsonville, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 61,797 | 50,716 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,850 | 7,474 |
| Median household income | $115,475 | $78,393 |
| Median home value | $1,209,000 | $686,000 |
| Median rent | $2,452 | $1,889 |
| Homeownership | 48.4% | 44.8% |
| Average commute | 22.8 min | 26.1 min |
| Median age | 31.1 | 33.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 57.6% | 12.4% |
| Poverty rate | 17% | 14.7% |
| Unemployment | 7.2% | 7.7% |
| Price to income | 10.5× | 8.8× |
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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