Population
Garden Grove
170,603
Buena Park
83,052
Median Income
Garden Grove
$90,166
Buena Park
$108,187
Home Value
Garden Grove
$765,500
Buena Park
$771,900
Rent
Garden Grove
$1,971
Buena Park
$2,112
Crime Rate
Garden Grove
2.77
Buena Park
2.51
Cost of Living
Garden Grove
180.3
Buena Park
193.8
Avg Temp
Garden Grove
N/A
Buena Park
N/A
Unemployment
Garden Grove
5.8%
Buena Park
5.3%
How Similar Are Garden Grove & Buena Park?
Buena Park is Garden Grove's #8 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Garden Grove
170,603
Buena Park
83,052
Garden Grove (170,603) is about 2.1x larger than Buena Park (83,052).
Violent Crime
Garden Grove
2.77
Buena Park
2.51
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 9% difference.
Property Crime
Garden Grove
17.59
Buena Park
23.63
Buena Park has a 26% higher property crime than Garden Grove.
Political Leaning
Garden Grove
47.1%
Buena Park
47.1%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 0% difference.
Unemployment
Garden Grove
5.8%
Buena Park
5.3%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 7% difference.
Median Income
Garden Grove
$90,166
Buena Park
$108,187
Buena Park has a 17% higher median income than Garden Grove.
Home Values
Garden Grove
$765,500
Buena Park
$771,900
Both cities have similar home values — just a 1% difference.
Education
Garden Grove
17.4%
Buena Park
22.0%
Buena Park has a 21% higher education than Garden Grove.
Demographics
Garden Grove
28.4%
Buena Park
33.3%
Buena Park has a 15% higher demographics than Garden Grove.
Cost of Living
Garden Grove
180.3
Buena Park
193.8
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 7% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Garden Grove and Buena Park share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Garden Grove
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Buena Park
Buena Park leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Garden Grove leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDGarden Grove scores 118.9 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 132.7 in Buena Park. Garden Grove scores 115.1 on the healthcare index (100 = national avg) vs 126.2 in Buena Park. Garden Grove scores 125.1 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 136.7 in Buena Park.
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Housing Market — Buena Park leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBuena Park has a vacancy rate of 3.0% compared to 3.5% in Garden Grove. Garden Grove has a median rent of $1,971 vs $2,112 in Buena Park (7% lower). Buena Park has a owner-occupied of 56.1% compared to 53.6% in Garden Grove.
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Jobs & Economy — Buena Park leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove: 88,771 vs Buena Park: 45,215 for labor force. Buena Park has a poverty rate of 8.6% compared to 12.2% in Garden Grove. Buena Park has a median household income of $108,187 vs $90,166 in Garden Grove (17% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Garden Grove leads
Source: FBI UCRBuena Park has a assault rate (per 1k) of 1.28 compared to 1.95 in Garden Grove. Buena Park has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 2.18 compared to 3.08 in Garden Grove. Garden Grove has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 11.75 compared to 17.26 in Buena Park.
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Schools & Education — Buena Park leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauBuena Park has a bachelor's degree or higher of 22.0% compared to 17.4% in Garden Grove. Buena Park has a high school diploma or higher of 38.0% compared to 34.0% in Garden Grove.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove has a population of 170,603, about 2.1x the size of Buena Park (83,052). Buena Park skews younger with a median age of 37.4 vs 39.6.
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Garden Grove
Buena Park
Healthcare — Garden Grove leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareGarden Grove: 4 vs Buena Park: 2 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute — Buena Park leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBuena Park has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.3% in Garden Grove. Buena Park has a public transit of 1.4% compared to 1.3% in Garden Grove. Garden Grove has a work from home of 10.1% compared to 9.8% in Buena Park.
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