Population
Garden Grove
170,603
Azusa
49,318
Median Income
Garden Grove
$90,166
Azusa
$85,727
Home Value
Garden Grove
$765,500
Azusa
$607,400
Rent
Garden Grove
$1,971
Azusa
$1,831
Crime Rate
Garden Grove
2.77
Azusa
2.71
Cost of Living
Garden Grove
180.3
Azusa
164.6
Avg Temp
Garden Grove
N/A
Azusa
N/A
Unemployment
Garden Grove
5.8%
Azusa
5.8%
How Similar Are Garden Grove & Azusa?
Azusa is Garden Grove's #7 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Garden Grove
170,603
Azusa
49,318
Garden Grove (170,603) is about 3.5x larger than Azusa (49,318).
Violent Crime
Garden Grove
2.77
Azusa
2.71
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 2% difference.
Property Crime
Garden Grove
17.59
Azusa
14.84
Garden Grove has a 16% higher property crime than Azusa.
Political Leaning
Garden Grove
47.1%
Azusa
31.9%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Garden Grove has a stronger Democratic lean (32% difference).
Unemployment
Garden Grove
5.8%
Azusa
5.8%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 2% difference.
Median Income
Garden Grove
$90,166
Azusa
$85,727
Both cities have similar median income — just a 5% difference.
Home Values
Garden Grove
$765,500
Azusa
$607,400
Garden Grove has a 21% higher home values than Azusa.
Education
Garden Grove
17.4%
Azusa
17.6%
Both cities have similar education — just a 1% difference.
Demographics
Garden Grove
28.4%
Azusa
31.7%
Azusa has a 10% higher demographics than Garden Grove.
Cost of Living
Garden Grove
180.3
Azusa
164.6
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 9% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Garden Grove and Azusa share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Azusa leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Azusa leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDAzusa has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,085 vs $2,746 in Garden Grove (32% lower). Azusa has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,601 vs $3,236 in Garden Grove (24% lower). Azusa scores 237.2 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 276.6 in Garden Grove.
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Housing Market — Azusa leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove has a median home value of $765,500 vs $607,400 in Azusa (26% higher). Azusa has a median property tax of $4,065 vs $4,892 in Garden Grove (20% lower). Garden Grove has a vacancy rate of 3.5% compared to 4.3% in Azusa.
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Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Garden Grove leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove: 88,771 vs Azusa: 26,646 for labor force. Garden Grove has a work from home of 10.1% compared to 7.9% in Azusa. Garden Grove has a median household income of $90,166 vs $85,727 in Azusa (5% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Azusa leads
Source: FBI UCRGarden Grove has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.08 in Azusa. Azusa has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.87 compared to 3.08 in Garden Grove. Azusa has a property crime clearance of 16.4% compared to 8.6% in Garden Grove.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Azusa leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauAzusa 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
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove has a population of 170,603, about 3.5x the size of Azusa (49,318). Azusa skews younger with a median age of 33.9 vs 39.6.
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Garden Grove
Azusa
Healthcare — Garden Grove leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareGarden Grove: 4 vs Azusa: 2 for with emergency services. Garden Grove: 2.7 vs Azusa: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSAzusa has a bicycle of 0.9% compared to 0.3% in Garden Grove. Azusa has a public transit of 2.6% compared to 1.3% in Garden Grove. Garden Grove has a work from home of 10.1% compared to 7.9% in Azusa.
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