Santa Monica vs South Gate
Santa Monica, CA compared with South Gate, CA · 18 miles apart
Santa Monica has 90,082 residents to South Gate’s 90,071. Santa Monica comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. South Gate does better on median rent, homeownership, price to income.
| Santa Monica, CA | South Gate, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 90,082 | 90,071 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 10,713 | 12,446 |
| Median household income | $114,885 | $74,571 |
| Median home value | $1,755,500 | $636,300 |
| Median rent | $2,402 | $1,531 |
| Homeownership | 27.9% | 45.3% |
| Average commute | 24.8 min | 32.5 min |
| Median age | 42.7 | 36.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 70.7% | 11.3% |
| Poverty rate | 11.2% | 12.7% |
| Unemployment | 6.7% | 7.4% |
| Price to income | 15.3× | 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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