Population
Garden Grove
170,603
Fairfield
119,985
Median Income
Garden Grove
$90,166
Fairfield
$102,321
Home Value
Garden Grove
$765,500
Fairfield
$592,500
Rent
Garden Grove
$1,971
Fairfield
$2,191
Crime Rate
Garden Grove
2.77
Fairfield
4.99
Cost of Living
Garden Grove
180.3
Fairfield
181.4
Avg Temp
Garden Grove
N/A
Fairfield
N/A
Unemployment
Garden Grove
5.8%
Fairfield
5.3%
How Similar Are Garden Grove & Fairfield?
Fairfield is Garden Grove's #17 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Garden Grove
170,603
Fairfield
119,985
Garden Grove has a 30% larger population than Fairfield.
Violent Crime
Garden Grove
2.77
Fairfield
4.99
Fairfield has a 45% higher violent crime than Garden Grove.
Property Crime
Garden Grove
17.59
Fairfield
16.86
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 4% difference.
Political Leaning
Garden Grove
47.1%
Fairfield
37.1%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Garden Grove has a stronger Democratic lean (21% difference).
Unemployment
Garden Grove
5.8%
Fairfield
5.3%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 8% difference.
Median Income
Garden Grove
$90,166
Fairfield
$102,321
Fairfield has a 12% higher median income than Garden Grove.
Home Values
Garden Grove
$765,500
Fairfield
$592,500
Garden Grove has a 23% higher home values than Fairfield.
Education
Garden Grove
17.4%
Fairfield
17.7%
Both cities have similar education — just a 2% difference.
Demographics
Garden Grove
28.4%
Fairfield
36.0%
Fairfield has a 21% higher demographics than Garden Grove.
Cost of Living
Garden Grove
180.3
Fairfield
181.4
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Garden Grove and Fairfield share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Fairfield leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Garden Grove leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDFairfield has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,705 vs $2,746 in Garden Grove (61% lower). Fairfield has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,178 vs $3,236 in Garden Grove (49% lower). Garden Grove scores 125.1 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 137.7 in Fairfield.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove has a median home value of $765,500 vs $592,500 in Fairfield (29% higher). Garden Grove has a vacancy rate of 3.5% compared to 4.2% in Fairfield. Fairfield has a single-family homes of 74.7% compared to 64.0% in Garden Grove.
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Jobs & Economy — Fairfield leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove: 88,771 vs Fairfield: 60,546 for labor force. Fairfield has a per capita income of $41,878 vs $32,387 in Garden Grove (23% higher). Fairfield has a poverty rate of 10.5% compared to 12.2% in Garden Grove.
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Crime & Safety
Source: FBI UCRGarden Grove has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 2.77 compared to 4.99 in Fairfield. Fairfield has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 2.14 compared to 3.08 in Garden Grove. Garden Grove has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.66 compared to 1.17 in Fairfield.
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Schools & Education — Fairfield leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauFairfield 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 1.4x the size of Fairfield (119,985). Fairfield skews younger with a median age of 36.8 vs 39.6.
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Garden Grove
Fairfield
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareGarden Grove: 4 vs Fairfield: 3 for with emergency services. Fairfield: 3.8 vs Garden Grove: 2.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Fairfield leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFairfield has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.3% in Garden Grove. Fairfield has a public transit of 1.6% compared to 1.3% in Garden Grove. Garden Grove: 26 min vs Fairfield: 28 min for mean commute time.
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