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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