Population
Garden Grove
170,603
Santa Rosa
177,216
Median Income
Garden Grove
$90,166
Santa Rosa
$97,410
Home Value
Garden Grove
$765,500
Santa Rosa
$685,000
Rent
Garden Grove
$1,971
Santa Rosa
$2,084
Crime Rate
Garden Grove
2.77
Santa Rosa
3.43
Cost of Living
Garden Grove
180.3
Santa Rosa
184.9
Avg Temp
Garden Grove
N/A
Santa Rosa
N/A
Unemployment
Garden Grove
5.8%
Santa Rosa
5.5%
How Similar Are Garden Grove & Santa Rosa?
Santa Rosa is Garden Grove's #24 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Garden Grove
170,603
Santa Rosa
177,216
Both cities have similar populations — Garden Grove at 170,603 and Santa Rosa at 177,216.
Violent Crime
Garden Grove
2.77
Santa Rosa
3.43
Santa Rosa has a 19% higher violent crime than Garden Grove.
Property Crime
Garden Grove
17.59
Santa Rosa
13.20
Garden Grove has a 25% higher property crime than Santa Rosa.
Political Leaning
Garden Grove
47.1%
Santa Rosa
25.2%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Garden Grove has a stronger Democratic lean (46% difference).
Unemployment
Garden Grove
5.8%
Santa Rosa
5.5%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 5% difference.
Median Income
Garden Grove
$90,166
Santa Rosa
$97,410
Both cities have similar median income — just a 7% difference.
Home Values
Garden Grove
$765,500
Santa Rosa
$685,000
Garden Grove has a 11% higher home values than Santa Rosa.
Education
Garden Grove
17.4%
Santa Rosa
24.8%
Santa Rosa has a 30% higher education than Garden Grove.
Demographics
Garden Grove
28.4%
Santa Rosa
56.2%
Santa Rosa has a 49% higher demographics than Garden Grove.
Cost of Living
Garden Grove
180.3
Santa Rosa
184.9
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 2% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Garden Grove and Santa Rosa share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Santa Rosa leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Garden Grove leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSanta Rosa has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,155 vs $2,746 in Garden Grove (27% lower). Garden Grove scores 125.1 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 148.9 in Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,827 vs $3,236 in Garden Grove (14% 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 $685,000 in Santa Rosa (12% higher). Garden Grove has a vacancy rate of 3.5% compared to 3.8% in Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa has a single-family homes of 68.2% compared to 64.0% in Garden Grove.
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Jobs & Economy — Santa Rosa leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Rosa has a per capita income of $50,520 vs $32,387 in Garden Grove (36% higher). Santa Rosa has a poverty rate of 9.5% compared to 12.2% in Garden Grove. Santa Rosa: 96,708 vs Garden Grove: 88,771 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety — Santa Rosa leads
Source: FBI UCRSanta Rosa has a property crime clearance of 16.7% compared to 8.6% in Garden Grove. Garden Grove has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.01 in Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa has a property crime rate (per 1k) of 13.20 compared to 17.59 in Garden Grove.
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Schools & Education — Santa Rosa leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSanta Rosa has a bachelor's degree or higher of 24.8% compared to 17.4% in Garden Grove. Santa Rosa has a high school diploma or higher of 38.5% compared to 34.0% in Garden Grove.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Rosa has a population of 177,216, about 1x the size of Garden Grove (170,603).
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Santa Rosa
Healthcare — Santa Rosa leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSanta Rosa: 5 vs Garden Grove: 4 for with emergency services. Santa Rosa: 3.3 vs Garden Grove: 2.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Rosa has a bicycle of 0.6% compared to 0.3% in Garden Grove. Garden Grove has a public transit of 1.3% compared to 1.1% in Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa has a work from home of 10.5% compared to 10.1% in Garden Grove.
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