| Metrics | San Diego | Los Angeles |
| Livability | 75- High Income per Capita
- High Graduation Rates
- Lots of Local Amenities
- Stable Housing Market
San Diego Livability | 67- High Income per Capita
- Lots of Local Amenities
- Stable Housing Market
- High Graduation Rates
Los Angeles Livability |
| Metrics | San Diego | Los Angeles |
Amenities- Amount of Amenities
| A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
San Diego Amenities | A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Los Angeles Amenities |
| Metrics | San Diego | Los Angeles |
Cost Of Living- Cost of Living Index
- Goods & Services Index
- Grocery Index
- Healthcare Index
- Housing Index
- Transportation Index
- Utilities Index
| F- 168
- 113
- 116
- 105
- 295
- 127
- 107
San Diego Cost Of Living | F- 172
- 116
- 112
- 108
- 302
- 124
- 112
Los Angeles Cost Of Living |
| Metrics | San Diego | Los Angeles |
Crime- Violent Crime /100k
- Murder /100k
- Rape /100k
- Robbery /100k
- Assault /100k
- Property Crime /100k
- Burglary /100k
- Theft /100k
- Vehicle Theft /100k
- Total Crime /100k
| D+- 418
- 3
- 21
- 87
- 306
- 1,812
- 201
- 1,119
- 492
- 2,230
San Diego Crime | F- 820
- 9
- 51
- 230
- 530
- 2,847
- 406
- 1,764
- 676
- 3,667
Los Angeles Crime |
| Metrics | San Diego | Los Angeles |
Employment- Income Per Capita
- Med. Household Income
- Med. Earnings Male
- Med. Earnings Female
- Unemployment Rate
| A+- $43,090
- $83,454
- $47,485
- $36,193
- 4%
San Diego Employment | B- $37,143
- $65,290
- $36,544
- $30,433
- 5%
Los Angeles Employment |
| Metrics | San Diego | Los Angeles |
Housing- Median Home Price
- Median Rent Asked
- % Owner Occupied
- % Renter Occupied
- Avg. Household Size
| C+- $629,500
- $1,770
- 47%
- 53%
- 2.7
San Diego Housing | B-- $670,700
- $1,523
- 37%
- 63%
- 2.8
Los Angeles Housing |
| Metrics | San Diego | Los Angeles |
Schools- No. Public Schools
- Students Per Teacher
- Avg. Test Scores
- Completed High School
- Completed Bachelors
| B+- 211
- 19
- n/a
- 85.7%
- 43.6%
San Diego Schools | D+- 432
- 20
- n/a
- 74.4%
- 32.5%
Los Angeles Schools |
| Metrics | San Diego | Los Angeles |
User Ratings- Average user rating
- Number of ratings
| B- 73%
- 80
San Diego User rating | C-- 60%
- 106
Los Angeles User rating |
