Bonita, CA vs National City, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBonita, CANational City, CA
Population12,65258,893
Median Household Income$118,674$66,841
Median Rent$2,218/mo$1,692/mo
Median Home Value$962,800$612,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)112112
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income61.6%58.4%
Poverty Rate7.5%14.6%
Unemployment Rate4.6% (county)5.4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k167*637
Property Crime Rate /100k315*1,713
Median AQI6767
Good AQI Days /yr6464
Summer Highs74°F74°F
Winter Lows47°F47°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute23.9 min25.4 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher25.223.7
College Degree Rate39.4%18.1%
Foreign-Born %21.5%36%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+5.0%-1.5%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Bonita (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.