Vista vs San Marcos
Vista, CA compared with San Marcos, CA · 6 miles apart
Vista has 98,274 residents to San Marcos’s 94,908. Vista comes out ahead on median rent. San Marcos does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Vista, CA | San Marcos, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 98,274 | 94,908 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 5,180 | 3,863 |
| Median household income | $94,975 | $109,377 |
| Median home value | $762,400 | $868,000 |
| Median rent | $2,249 | $2,348 |
| Homeownership | 51.7% | 63.7% |
| Average commute | 26.7 min | 26.5 min |
| Median age | 35.9 | 36.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 29.3% | 43.8% |
| Poverty rate | 10.5% | 9.2% |
| Unemployment | 6.6% | 4.6% |
| Price to income | 8× | 7.9× |
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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