San Diego scores 310.2 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 400.0 in San Francisco. San Diego scores 197.7 on the overall cost index (100 = national avg) vs 252.5 in San Francisco. San Diego has a living wage (1 adult) of $86,998 vs $111,083 in San Francisco (28% lower).

San Diego has a vacancy rate of 6.7% compared to 11.9% in San Francisco. San Diego has a median property tax of $5,658 vs $9,412 in San Francisco (66% lower). San Francisco has a median home value of $1,380,500 vs $848,500 in San Diego (63% higher).

San Francisco has a per capita income of $90,285 vs $54,678 in San Diego (65% higher). San Francisco has a work from home of 27.5% compared to 19.2% in San Diego. San Francisco has a median household income of $141,446 vs $104,321 in San Diego (36% higher).

San Diego has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.77 compared to 2.67 in San Francisco. San Diego has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.87 compared to 6.37 in San Francisco. San Diego has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 10.87 compared to 26.19 in San Francisco.

San Diego: 12.3" vs San Francisco: 19.3" for annual rainfall. San Diego averages 56°F, about 6°F cooler than San Francisco. San Diego averages 62°F, about 6°F cooler than San Francisco.

San Francisco has a bachelor's degree or higher of 48.1% compared to 35.2% in San Diego. San Francisco has a high school diploma or higher of 57.2% compared to 45.8% in San Diego.

San Diego has a population of 1,385,061, about 1.7x the size of San Francisco (836,321). San Diego skews younger with a median age of 36.0 vs 39.7.

San Diego: 5 vs San Francisco: 4 for with emergency services. San Diego: 4.0 vs San Francisco: 3.2 for avg cms rating (out of 5).

San Francisco has a public transit of 21.4% compared to 3.0% in San Diego. San Francisco has a bicycle of 3.3% compared to 0.7% in San Diego. San Diego has a drive alone of 64.2% compared to 28.6% in San Francisco.