Population
Bell
32,830
Santa Paula
31,202
Median Income
Bell
$60,641
Santa Paula
$77,130
Home Value
Bell
$561,400
Santa Paula
$559,300
Rent
Bell
$1,538
Santa Paula
$1,698
Crime Rate
Bell
5.84
Santa Paula
3.30
Cost of Living
Bell
142.7
Santa Paula
151.8
Avg Temp
Bell
N/A
Santa Paula
N/A
Unemployment
Bell
7.4%
Santa Paula
6.1%
How Similar Are Bell & Santa Paula?
Santa Paula is Bell's #15 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Bell
32,830
Santa Paula
31,202
Both cities have similar populations — Bell at 32,830 and Santa Paula at 31,202.
Violent Crime
Bell
5.84
Santa Paula
3.30
Bell has a 43% higher violent crime than Santa Paula.
Property Crime
Bell
11.61
Santa Paula
8.74
Bell has a 25% higher property crime than Santa Paula.
Political Leaning
Bell
31.9%
Santa Paula
41.0%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Santa Paula has a stronger Democratic lean (22% difference).
Unemployment
Bell
7.4%
Santa Paula
6.1%
Bell has a 17% higher unemployment than Santa Paula.
Median Income
Bell
$60,641
Santa Paula
$77,130
Santa Paula has a 21% higher median income than Bell.
Home Values
Bell
$561,400
Santa Paula
$559,300
Both cities have similar home values — just a 0% difference.
Education
Bell
5.5%
Santa Paula
9.4%
Santa Paula has a 42% higher education than Bell.
Demographics
Bell
31.7%
Santa Paula
60.4%
Santa Paula has a 48% higher demographics than Bell.
Cost of Living
Bell
142.7
Santa Paula
151.8
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 6% difference.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Bell and Santa Paula differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Santa Paula
Santa Paula leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Bell leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDBell scores 96.3 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 109.0 in Santa Paula. Bell scores 97.1 on the healthcare index (100 = national avg) vs 107.2 in Santa Paula. Bell has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,085 vs $2,250 in Santa Paula (7% lower).
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Housing Market — Santa Paula leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Paula has a owner-occupied of 53.7% compared to 26.7% in Bell. Bell has a vacancy rate of 2.9% compared to 5.0% in Santa Paula. Santa Paula has a median property tax of $3,674 vs $4,530 in Bell (23% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Santa Paula leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Paula has a poverty rate of 15.3% compared to 22.8% in Bell. Santa Paula has a per capita income of $30,453 vs $22,004 in Bell (28% higher). Santa Paula has a median household income of $77,130 vs $60,641 in Bell (21% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Santa Paula leads
Source: FBI UCRSanta Paula has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.03 compared to 0.13 in Bell. Santa Paula has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.50 compared to 1.12 in Bell. Santa Paula has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 3.30 compared to 5.84 in Bell.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSanta Paula has a bachelor's degree or higher of 9.4% compared to 5.5% in Bell. Bell has a high school diploma or higher of 24.2% compared to 22.7% in Santa Paula.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBell has a population of 32,830, about 1.1x the size of Santa Paula (31,202). Bell skews younger with a median age of 33.9 vs 35.2.
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Black
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Bell
Santa Paula
Healthcare — Santa Paula leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSanta Paula: 5 vs Bell: 4 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute — Santa Paula leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBell has a public transit of 4.5% compared to 0.4% in Santa Paula. Santa Paula has a bicycle of 0.2% compared to 0.1% in Bell. Santa Paula: 26 min vs Bell: 30 min for mean commute time.
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