Population
Garden Grove
170,603
Redlands
72,985
Median Income
Garden Grove
$90,166
Redlands
$99,158
Home Value
Garden Grove
$765,500
Redlands
$583,000
Rent
Garden Grove
$1,971
Redlands
$1,883
Crime Rate
Garden Grove
2.77
Redlands
2.99
Cost of Living
Garden Grove
180.3
Redlands
174.0
Avg Temp
Garden Grove
N/A
Redlands
N/A
Unemployment
Garden Grove
5.8%
Redlands
6.2%
How Similar Are Garden Grove & Redlands?
Redlands is Garden Grove's #14 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Garden Grove
170,603
Redlands
72,985
Garden Grove (170,603) is about 2.3x larger than Redlands (72,985).
Violent Crime
Garden Grove
2.77
Redlands
2.99
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 7% difference.
Property Crime
Garden Grove
17.59
Redlands
21.51
Redlands has a 18% higher property crime than Garden Grove.
Political Leaning
Garden Grove
47.1%
Redlands
49.7%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 5% difference.
Unemployment
Garden Grove
5.8%
Redlands
6.2%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 7% difference.
Median Income
Garden Grove
$90,166
Redlands
$99,158
Both cities have similar median income — just a 9% difference.
Home Values
Garden Grove
$765,500
Redlands
$583,000
Garden Grove has a 24% higher home values than Redlands.
Education
Garden Grove
17.4%
Redlands
28.9%
Redlands has a 40% higher education than Garden Grove.
Demographics
Garden Grove
28.4%
Redlands
53.7%
Redlands has a 47% higher demographics than Garden Grove.
Cost of Living
Garden Grove
180.3
Redlands
174.0
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 3% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Garden Grove and Redlands share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Redlands leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Redlands leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDRedlands has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,777 vs $2,746 in Garden Grove (55% lower). Redlands has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,201 vs $3,236 in Garden Grove (47% lower). Garden Grove scores 125.1 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 151.6 in Redlands.
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Housing Market — Redlands leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove has a median home value of $765,500 vs $583,000 in Redlands (31% higher). Garden Grove has a vacancy rate of 3.5% compared to 4.6% in Redlands. Redlands has a median property tax of $4,359 vs $4,892 in Garden Grove (12% lower).
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Jobs & Economy
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove: 88,771 vs Redlands: 37,321 for labor force. Redlands has a poverty rate of 7.4% compared to 12.2% in Garden Grove. Redlands has a per capita income of $47,944 vs $32,387 in Garden Grove (32% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Garden Grove leads
Source: FBI UCRGarden Grove has a property crime clearance of 8.6% compared to 4.6% in Redlands. Garden Grove has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.04 in Redlands. Garden Grove has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 11.75 compared to 15.40 in Redlands.
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Schools & Education — Redlands leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauRedlands has a bachelor's degree or higher of 28.9% compared to 17.4% in Garden Grove. Redlands has a high school diploma or higher of 42.1% compared to 34.0% in Garden Grove.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove has a population of 170,603, about 2.3x the size of Redlands (72,985). Redlands skews younger with a median age of 35.6 vs 39.6.
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Garden Grove
Redlands
Healthcare — Redlands leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareRedlands: 2.8 vs Garden Grove: 2.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Redlands leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove has a public transit of 1.3% compared to 0.8% in Redlands. Redlands has a work from home of 13.3% compared to 10.1% in Garden Grove. Redlands has a bicycle of 0.3% compared to 0.3% in Garden Grove.
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