Santa Maria vs San Luis Obispo
Santa Maria, CA compared with San Luis Obispo, CA · 26 miles apart
Santa Maria has 111,390 residents to San Luis Obispo’s 50,636. Santa Maria comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, homeownership. San Luis Obispo does better on average commute, bachelor's degree +, unemployment.
| Santa Maria, CA | San Luis Obispo, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 111,390 | 50,636 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,883 | 3,712 |
| Median household income | $84,746 | $73,685 |
| Median home value | $531,700 | $935,100 |
| Median rent | $1,925 | $1,965 |
| Homeownership | 50.2% | 40.3% |
| Average commute | 22.4 min | 16.1 min |
| Median age | 29.3 | 26.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 15.7% | 54.4% |
| Poverty rate | 17.3% | 30.4% |
| Unemployment | 7.3% | 7% |
| Price to income | 6.3× | 12.7× |
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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