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Tustin vs San Marcos

Tustin, CA compared with San Marcos, TX · 1,195 miles apart

Tustin has 77,843 residents to San Marcos’s 77,830. Tustin comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. San Marcos does better on median rent, unemployment, price to income.

Tustin, CA San Marcos, TX
Population 77,843 77,830
Density (per sq mi) 7,001 1,925
Median household income $112,503 $51,281
Median home value $950,400 $310,400
Median rent $2,449 $1,322
Homeownership 48.8% 30.8%
Average commute 22.8 min 24 min
Median age 37.5 25.5
Bachelor's degree + 47.4% 38.3%
Poverty rate 9.9% 26.9%
Unemployment 5.4% 5.2%
Price to income 8.4× 6.1×

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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