Population
El Paso
678,147
Garden Grove
170,603
Median Income
El Paso
$58,734
Garden Grove
$90,166
Home Value
El Paso
$171,700
Garden Grove
$765,500
Rent
El Paso
$1,041
Garden Grove
$1,971
Crime Rate
El Paso
2.79
Garden Grove
2.77
Cost of Living
El Paso
100.4
Garden Grove
180.3
Avg Temp
El Paso
66°F
Garden Grove
N/A
Unemployment
El Paso
6.2%
Garden Grove
5.8%
How Similar Are El Paso & Garden Grove?
Garden Grove is El Paso's #24 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
El Paso
678,147
Garden Grove
170,603
El Paso (678,147) is about 4.0x larger than Garden Grove (170,603).
Violent Crime
El Paso
2.79
Garden Grove
2.77
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 1% difference.
Property Crime
El Paso
14.94
Garden Grove
17.59
Garden Grove has a 15% higher property crime than El Paso.
Political Leaning
El Paso
41.8%
Garden Grove
47.1%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Garden Grove has a stronger Democratic lean (11% difference).
Unemployment
El Paso
6.2%
Garden Grove
5.8%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 7% difference.
Median Income
El Paso
$58,734
Garden Grove
$90,166
Garden Grove has a 35% higher median income than El Paso.
Home Values
El Paso
$171,700
Garden Grove
$765,500
Garden Grove's home values is significantly higher than El Paso's — 78% difference.
Education
El Paso
17.6%
Garden Grove
17.4%
Both cities have similar education — just a 1% difference.
Demographics
El Paso
39.3%
Garden Grove
28.4%
El Paso has a 28% higher demographics than Garden Grove.
Cost of Living
El Paso
100.4
Garden Grove
180.3
Garden Grove has a 44% higher cost of living than El Paso.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. El Paso and Garden Grove differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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El Paso leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — El Paso leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDEl Paso has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,191 vs $3,236 in Garden Grove (63% lower). El Paso has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,013 vs $2,746 in Garden Grove (63% lower). El Paso scores 113.4 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 276.6 in Garden Grove.
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Housing Market — El Paso leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove has a vacancy rate of 3.5% compared to 7.8% in El Paso. Garden Grove has a median home value of $765,500 vs $171,700 in El Paso (78% higher). El Paso has a median rent of $1,041 vs $1,971 in Garden Grove (47% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Garden Grove leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEl Paso: 328,743 vs Garden Grove: 88,771 for labor force. Garden Grove has a poverty rate of 12.2% compared to 18.4% in El Paso. Garden Grove has a median household income of $90,166 vs $58,734 in El Paso (35% higher).
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Crime & Safety — El Paso leads
Source: FBI UCRGarden Grove has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.03 in El Paso. El Paso has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.40 compared to 3.08 in Garden Grove. El Paso has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.37 compared to 0.66 in Garden Grove.
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauGarden Grove has a high school diploma or higher of 34.0% compared to 33.2% in El Paso. El Paso has a bachelor's degree or higher of 17.6% compared to 17.4% in Garden Grove.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEl Paso has a population of 678,147, about 4x the size of Garden Grove (170,603). El Paso skews younger with a median age of 34.1 vs 39.6.
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Black
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El Paso
Garden Grove
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareGarden Grove: 2.7 vs El Paso: 1.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5). El Paso: 5 vs Garden Grove: 4 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute — Garden Grove leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove has a bicycle of 0.3% compared to 0.1% in El Paso. Garden Grove has a work from home of 10.1% compared to 7.8% in El Paso. Garden Grove has a public transit of 1.3% compared to 1.1% in El Paso.
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