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Santa Maria vs Hillsboro

Santa Maria, CA compared with Hillsboro, OR · 744 miles apart

Santa Maria has 111,390 residents to Hillsboro’s 111,126. Santa Maria comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Hillsboro does better on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate.

Santa Maria, CA Hillsboro, OR
Population 111,390 111,126
Density (per sq mi) 4,883 4,202
Median household income $84,746 $106,409
Median home value $531,700 $521,100
Median rent $1,925 $1,978
Homeownership 50.2% 50.2%
Average commute 22.4 min 22.9 min
Median age 29.3 35
Bachelor's degree + 15.7% 42.3%
Poverty rate 17.3% 8.5%
Unemployment 7.3% 4.8%
Price to income 6.3× 4.9×

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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