Population
Bell Gardens
38,661
Galt
25,665
Median Income
Bell Gardens
$55,372
Galt
$86,327
Home Value
Bell Gardens
$527,900
Galt
$465,700
Rent
Bell Gardens
$1,658
Galt
$1,413
Crime Rate
Bell Gardens
3.88
Galt
4.11
Cost of Living
Bell Gardens
138.0
Galt
145.2
Avg Temp
Bell Gardens
N/A
Galt
N/A
Unemployment
Bell Gardens
6.0%
Galt
7.2%
How Similar Are Bell Gardens & Galt?
Galt is Bell Gardens's #25 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Bell Gardens
38,661
Galt
25,665
Bell Gardens has a 34% larger population than Galt.
Violent Crime
Bell Gardens
3.88
Galt
4.11
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 6% difference.
Property Crime
Bell Gardens
14.76
Galt
14.73
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 0% difference.
Political Leaning
Bell Gardens
31.9%
Galt
38.4%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Galt has a stronger Democratic lean (17% difference).
Unemployment
Bell Gardens
6.0%
Galt
7.2%
Galt has a 17% higher unemployment than Bell Gardens.
Median Income
Bell Gardens
$55,372
Galt
$86,327
Galt has a 36% higher median income than Bell Gardens.
Home Values
Bell Gardens
$527,900
Galt
$465,700
Bell Gardens has a 12% higher home values than Galt.
Education
Bell Gardens
4.3%
Galt
14.3%
Galt's education is significantly higher than Bell Gardens's — 70% difference.
Demographics
Bell Gardens
27.4%
Galt
58.1%
Galt's demographics is significantly higher than Bell Gardens's — 53% difference.
Cost of Living
Bell Gardens
138.0
Galt
145.2
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 5% difference.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Bell Gardens and Galt differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Cost of Living & Affordability — Bell Gardens leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDBell Gardens scores 92.3 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 116.0 in Galt. Bell Gardens scores 106.0 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 127.7 in Galt. Bell Gardens scores 93.9 on the healthcare index (100 = national avg) vs 112.8 in Galt.
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Housing Market — Galt leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGalt has a owner-occupied of 77.3% compared to 21.2% in Bell Gardens. Bell Gardens has a vacancy rate of 2.1% compared to 4.2% in Galt. Galt has a median rent of $1,413 vs $1,658 in Bell Gardens (17% lower).
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Jobs & Economy
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGalt has a poverty rate of 7.3% compared to 21.8% in Bell Gardens. Galt has a per capita income of $36,124 vs $18,596 in Bell Gardens (49% higher). Bell Gardens has a government sector of 50.6% compared to 35.1% in Galt.
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Crime & Safety — Bell Gardens leads
Source: FBI UCRGalt has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.62 compared to 1.33 in Bell Gardens. Bell Gardens has a property crime clearance of 10.5% compared to 6.6% in Galt. Bell Gardens has a assault rate (per 1k) of 2.28 compared to 2.98 in Galt.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Galt leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauGalt has a bachelor's degree or higher of 14.3% compared to 4.3% in Bell Gardens. Galt has a high school diploma or higher of 35.7% compared to 21.5% in Bell Gardens.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBell Gardens has a population of 38,661, about 1.5x the size of Galt (25,665). Bell Gardens skews younger with a median age of 32.0 vs 38.7.
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Black
Hispanic
Asian
Bell Gardens
Galt
Healthcare — Galt leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareGalt: 4 vs Bell Gardens: 2 for with emergency services. Galt: 3.3 vs Bell Gardens: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Bell Gardens leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBell Gardens has a public transit of 3.1% compared to 1.3% in Galt. Galt has a work from home of 10.9% compared to 6.2% in Bell Gardens. Galt has a bicycle of 1.0% compared to 1.0% in Bell Gardens.
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