Population
Garden Grove
170,603
Escondido
149,913
Median Income
Garden Grove
$90,166
Escondido
$84,477
Home Value
Garden Grove
$765,500
Escondido
$663,500
Rent
Garden Grove
$1,971
Escondido
$1,922
Crime Rate
Garden Grove
2.77
Escondido
4.34
Cost of Living
Garden Grove
180.3
Escondido
170.6
Avg Temp
Garden Grove
N/A
Escondido
N/A
Unemployment
Garden Grove
5.8%
Escondido
4.5%
How Similar Are Garden Grove & Escondido?
Escondido is Garden Grove's #22 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Garden Grove
170,603
Escondido
149,913
Garden Grove has a 12% larger population than Escondido.
Violent Crime
Garden Grove
2.77
Escondido
4.34
Escondido has a 36% higher violent crime than Garden Grove.
Property Crime
Garden Grove
17.59
Escondido
14.85
Garden Grove has a 16% higher property crime than Escondido.
Political Leaning
Garden Grove
47.1%
Escondido
40.2%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Garden Grove has a stronger Democratic lean (15% difference).
Unemployment
Garden Grove
5.8%
Escondido
4.5%
Garden Grove has a 22% higher unemployment than Escondido.
Median Income
Garden Grove
$90,166
Escondido
$84,477
Both cities have similar median income — just a 6% difference.
Home Values
Garden Grove
$765,500
Escondido
$663,500
Garden Grove has a 13% higher home values than Escondido.
Education
Garden Grove
17.4%
Escondido
19.1%
Both cities have similar education — just a 9% difference.
Demographics
Garden Grove
28.4%
Escondido
47.1%
Escondido has a 40% higher demographics than Garden Grove.
Cost of Living
Garden Grove
180.3
Escondido
170.6
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 5% difference.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Garden Grove and Escondido differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Escondido leads in 6 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Escondido leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDEscondido has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,459 vs $2,746 in Garden Grove (12% lower). Escondido scores 255.8 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 276.6 in Garden Grove. Escondido has a fair market rent (2br) of $3,001 vs $3,236 in Garden Grove (8% lower).
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Housing Market — Garden Grove leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove has a median home value of $765,500 vs $663,500 in Escondido (15% higher). Garden Grove has a single-family homes of 64.0% compared to 58.3% in Escondido. Garden Grove has a vacancy rate of 3.5% compared to 3.8% in Escondido.
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Jobs & Economy — Escondido leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEscondido has a unemployment rate of 4.5% compared to 5.8% in Garden Grove. Escondido has a work from home of 12.8% compared to 10.1% in Garden Grove. Garden Grove: 88,771 vs Escondido: 76,471 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety — Escondido leads
Source: FBI UCRGarden Grove has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.01 in Escondido. Escondido has a property crime clearance of 18.1% compared to 8.6% in Garden Grove. Garden Grove has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.66 compared to 1.12 in Escondido.
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Schools & Education — Escondido leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauEscondido has a bachelor's degree or higher of 19.1% compared to 17.4% in Garden Grove. Escondido has a high school diploma or higher of 35.0% 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 1.1x the size of Escondido (149,913). Escondido skews younger with a median age of 37.1 vs 39.6.
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Healthcare — Escondido leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareEscondido: 3.7 vs Garden Grove: 2.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Escondido leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEscondido has a bicycle of 0.4% compared to 0.3% in Garden Grove. Escondido has a work from home of 12.8% compared to 10.1% in Garden Grove. Escondido has a public transit of 1.5% compared to 1.3% in Garden Grove.
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