Population
Alexandria
156,788
Santa Clarita
229,021
Median Income
Alexandria
$113,638
Santa Clarita
$119,926
Home Value
Alexandria
$696,800
Santa Clarita
$721,000
Rent
Alexandria
$2,031
Santa Clarita
$2,486
Crime Rate
Alexandria
2.19
Santa Clarita
1.65
Cost of Living
Alexandria
192.5
Santa Clarita
210.6
Avg Temp
Alexandria
N/A
Santa Clarita
N/A
Unemployment
Alexandria
3.4%
Santa Clarita
5.3%
How Similar Are Alexandria & Santa Clarita?
Santa Clarita is Alexandria's #21 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Alexandria
156,788
Santa Clarita
229,021
Santa Clarita has a 32% larger population than Alexandria.
Violent Crime
Alexandria
2.19
Santa Clarita
1.65
Alexandria has a 25% higher violent crime than Santa Clarita.
Property Crime
Alexandria
26.40
Santa Clarita
11.77
Alexandria's property crime is significantly higher than Santa Clarita's — 55% difference.
Political Leaning
Alexandria
20.1%
Santa Clarita
31.9%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Santa Clarita has a stronger Democratic lean (37% difference).
Unemployment
Alexandria
3.4%
Santa Clarita
5.3%
Santa Clarita has a 37% higher unemployment than Alexandria.
Median Income
Alexandria
$113,638
Santa Clarita
$119,926
Both cities have similar median income — just a 5% difference.
Home Values
Alexandria
$696,800
Santa Clarita
$721,000
Both cities have similar home values — just a 3% difference.
Education
Alexandria
49.9%
Santa Clarita
26.3%
Alexandria has a 47% higher education than Santa Clarita.
Demographics
Alexandria
53.6%
Santa Clarita
53.1%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 1% difference.
Cost of Living
Alexandria
192.5
Santa Clarita
210.6
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 9% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Alexandria and Santa Clarita share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Alexandria
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Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Alexandria leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDAlexandria scores 128.7 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 151.7 in Santa Clarita. Alexandria has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,246 vs $2,601 in Santa Clarita (14% lower). Alexandria scores 279.7 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 311.5 in Santa Clarita.
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Living Wage (1 Adult)
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Fair Market Rent (1BR)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)
Housing Market — Santa Clarita leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Clarita has a vacancy rate of 3.3% compared to 6.5% in Alexandria. Santa Clarita has a single-family homes of 71.2% compared to 34.5% in Alexandria. Santa Clarita has a owner-occupied of 72.0% compared to 42.0% in Alexandria.
Median Home Value
Median Rent
Median Property Tax
Owner-Occupied
Vacancy Rate
Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Santa Clarita leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSAlexandria has a per capita income of $77,935 vs $49,571 in Santa Clarita (57% higher). Alexandria has a work from home of 25.2% compared to 16.2% in Santa Clarita. Alexandria has a unemployment rate of 3.4% compared to 5.3% in Santa Clarita.
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Crime & Safety — Santa Clarita leads
Source: FBI UCRSanta Clarita has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 7.82 compared to 23.02 in Alexandria. Santa Clarita has a property crime rate (per 1k) of 11.77 compared to 26.40 in Alexandria. Santa Clarita has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.42 compared to 0.73 in Alexandria.
Violent Crime Rate (per 1K)
Property Crime Rate (per 1K)
Murder Rate (per 1K)
Robbery Rate (per 1K)
Assault Rate (per 1K)
Burglary Rate (per 1K)
Larceny Rate (per 1K)
Violent Crime Clearance
Property Crime Clearance
Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Alexandria leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauAlexandria has a bachelor's degree or higher of 49.9% compared to 26.3% in Santa Clarita. Alexandria has a high school diploma or higher of 58.0% compared to 38.8% in Santa Clarita.
Public Schools
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio
Colleges & Universities
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Clarita has a population of 229,021, about 1.5x the size of Alexandria (156,788).
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Married Population
Foreign Born
White
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Hispanic
Asian
Alexandria
Santa Clarita
Healthcare — Santa Clarita leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSanta Clarita: 4 vs Alexandria: 3 for with emergency services.
Nearby Hospitals
Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
With Emergency Services
Transportation & Commute — Alexandria leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSAlexandria has a bicycle of 0.8% compared to 0.1% in Santa Clarita. Alexandria has a public transit of 12.7% compared to 1.9% in Santa Clarita. Alexandria has a work from home of 25.2% compared to 16.2% in Santa Clarita.
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