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San Diego

San Diego, CA

Population: 1,385,061
VS
San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Population: 836,321

San Diego vs San Francisco

Side-by-side comparison of San Diego, CA and San Francisco, CA

Demographics

Population
1.4MSan Diego
836KSan Francisco
66% diff
Median Age
36San Diego
40San Francisco
10% diff
Pop. Density
4,247San Diego
18KSan Francisco
4.2x diff
Area (sq mi)
372San Diego
232San Francisco
61% diff
Male
50.8%
San Diego
51.4%
San Francisco
1% diff
Female
49.2%
San Diego
48.6%
San Francisco
1% diff

Income & Economy

Median Income
$104KSan Diego
$141KSan Francisco
36% diff
Per Capita Income
$55KSan Diego
$90KSan Francisco
65% diff
Poverty Rate
6.9%
San Diego
5.7%
San Francisco
21% diff
Unemployment
3.8%
San Diego
3.9%
San Francisco
3% diff
Cost of Living
111San Diego
111San Francisco
Avg Weekly Wage
$1,593San Diego
$3,348San Francisco
2.1x diff

Housing

Home Value
$849KSan Diego
$1.4MSan Francisco
63% diff
Median Rent
$2,223San Diego
$2,419San Francisco
9% diff
Homeownership
47.6%
San Diego
38.5%
San Francisco
24% diff
Zillow Value
$990KSan Diego
$1.3MSan Francisco
31% diff
Zillow Rent
$2,893San Diego
$3,830San Francisco
32% diff
Rent Burden
32.2%
San Diego
24.4%
San Francisco
32% diff

Crime & Safety

Violent Crime
362San Diego
670San Francisco
85% diff
Property Crime
1,883San Diego
5,506San Francisco
2.9x diff
Murder Rate
3San Diego
5San Francisco
30% diff

Weather & Climate

Avg Temp
61°FSan Diego
59°FSan Francisco
4% diff
Jan Temp
53°FSan Diego
53°FSan Francisco
0% diff
Jul Temp
69°FSan Diego
67°FSan Francisco
3% diff
Rainfall
22.1"San Diego
29.7"San Francisco
34% diff
Sunny Days
328San Diego
322San Francisco
2% diff

Education

Bachelor's+
49.9%
San Diego
60.1%
San Francisco
20% diff
High School+
90.2%
San Diego
88.8%
San Francisco
2% diff
Graduate+
20.3%
San Diego
24.7%
San Francisco
22% diff

Commute & Transportation

Commute Time
23.9 minSan Diego
31.2 minSan Francisco
31% diff
Drive Alone
64.2%
San Diego
28.6%
San Francisco
2.2x diff
Public Transit
3.0%
San Diego
21.4%
San Francisco
7.2x diff
Work from Home
19.2%
San Diego
27.5%
San Francisco
43% diff

Health

Obesity
24.6%
San Diego
17.5%
San Francisco
41% diff
Smoking
9.6%
San Diego
9.1%
San Francisco
5% diff
Uninsured
8.4%
San Diego
6.5%
San Francisco
29% diff
Diabetes
9.4%
San Diego
9.6%
San Francisco
2% diff
Heart Disease
4.6%
San Diego
4.5%
San Francisco
2% diff
Depression
20.9%
San Diego
20.3%
San Francisco
3% diff

The Verdict

20 San Diego
:
18 San Francisco

San Diego leads in 20 of 38 categories

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