Population
Garden Grove
170,603
Downey
111,793
Median Income
Garden Grove
$90,166
Downey
$87,400
Home Value
Garden Grove
$765,500
Downey
$728,500
Rent
Garden Grove
$1,971
Downey
$1,892
Crime Rate
Garden Grove
2.77
Downey
4.40
Cost of Living
Garden Grove
180.3
Downey
176.3
Avg Temp
Garden Grove
N/A
Downey
N/A
Unemployment
Garden Grove
5.8%
Downey
5.8%
How Similar Are Garden Grove & Downey?
Downey is Garden Grove's #5 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Garden Grove
170,603
Downey
111,793
Garden Grove has a 34% larger population than Downey.
Violent Crime
Garden Grove
2.77
Downey
4.40
Downey has a 37% higher violent crime than Garden Grove.
Property Crime
Garden Grove
17.59
Downey
28.86
Downey has a 39% higher property crime than Garden Grove.
Political Leaning
Garden Grove
47.1%
Downey
31.9%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Garden Grove has a stronger Democratic lean (32% difference).
Unemployment
Garden Grove
5.8%
Downey
5.8%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 0% difference.
Median Income
Garden Grove
$90,166
Downey
$87,400
Both cities have similar median income — just a 3% difference.
Home Values
Garden Grove
$765,500
Downey
$728,500
Both cities have similar home values — just a 5% difference.
Education
Garden Grove
17.4%
Downey
17.7%
Both cities have similar education — just a 2% difference.
Demographics
Garden Grove
28.4%
Downey
29.8%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 5% difference.
Cost of Living
Garden Grove
180.3
Downey
176.3
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 2% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Garden Grove and Downey share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Downey
Garden Grove leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Downey leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDDowney has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,085 vs $2,746 in Garden Grove (32% lower). Downey has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,601 vs $3,236 in Garden Grove (24% lower). Garden Grove scores 125.1 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 130.2 in Downey.
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Housing Market — Garden Grove leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSDowney has a vacancy rate of 3.2% compared to 3.5% in Garden Grove. Garden Grove has a median property tax of $4,892 vs $5,217 in Downey (6% lower). Garden Grove has a owner-occupied of 53.6% compared to 50.7% in Downey.
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Jobs & Economy — Garden Grove leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove: 88,771 vs Downey: 59,508 for labor force. Downey has a poverty rate of 9.1% compared to 12.2% in Garden Grove. Garden Grove has a work from home of 10.1% compared to 8.3% in Downey.
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Crime & Safety — Garden Grove leads
Source: FBI UCRGarden Grove has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.66 compared to 1.55 in Downey. Garden Grove has a violent crime clearance of 40.0% compared to 28.6% in Downey. Garden Grove has a property crime rate (per 1k) of 17.59 compared to 28.86 in Downey.
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Schools & Education — Downey leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauDowney has a high school diploma or higher of 35.0% compared to 34.0% in Garden Grove. Downey has a bachelor's degree or higher of 17.7% 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 1.5x the size of Downey (111,793). Downey skews younger with a median age of 37.0 vs 39.6.
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Garden Grove
Downey
Healthcare — Garden Grove leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareGarden Grove: 4 vs Downey: 3 for with emergency services. Garden Grove: 2.7 vs Downey: 2.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Garden Grove leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSDowney has a public transit of 2.9% compared to 1.3% in Garden Grove. Garden Grove has a bicycle of 0.3% compared to 0.2% in Downey. Garden Grove has a work from home of 10.1% compared to 8.3% in Downey.
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