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Tucson vs Glendale

Tucson, AZ compared with Glendale, AZ · 122 miles apart

Tucson has 548,371 residents to Glendale’s 260,572. Tucson comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Glendale does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.

Tucson, AZ Glendale, AZ
Population 548,371 260,572
Density (per sq mi) 2,258 3,873
Median household income $57,073 $73,530
Median home value $266,200 $387,500
Median rent $1,145 $1,528
Homeownership 51.8% 57.2%
Average commute 21.9 min 27.7 min
Median age 34.6 34.6
Bachelor's degree + 31.1% 24.3%
Poverty rate 18.9% 15.1%
Unemployment 6.2% 5.6%
Price to income 4.7× 5.3×

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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