Population
Garden Grove
170,603
Vista
98,646
Median Income
Garden Grove
$90,166
Vista
$91,854
Home Value
Garden Grove
$765,500
Vista
$674,400
Rent
Garden Grove
$1,971
Vista
$2,148
Crime Rate
Garden Grove
2.77
Vista
3.16
Cost of Living
Garden Grove
180.3
Vista
178.2
Avg Temp
Garden Grove
N/A
Vista
N/A
Unemployment
Garden Grove
5.8%
Vista
6.4%
How Similar Are Garden Grove & Vista?
Vista is Garden Grove's #13 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Garden Grove
170,603
Vista
98,646
Garden Grove has a 42% larger population than Vista.
Violent Crime
Garden Grove
2.77
Vista
3.16
Vista has a 13% higher violent crime than Garden Grove.
Property Crime
Garden Grove
17.59
Vista
8.64
Garden Grove's property crime is significantly higher than Vista's — 51% difference.
Political Leaning
Garden Grove
47.1%
Vista
40.2%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Garden Grove has a stronger Democratic lean (15% difference).
Unemployment
Garden Grove
5.8%
Vista
6.4%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 10% difference.
Median Income
Garden Grove
$90,166
Vista
$91,854
Both cities have similar median income — just a 2% difference.
Home Values
Garden Grove
$765,500
Vista
$674,400
Garden Grove has a 12% higher home values than Vista.
Education
Garden Grove
17.4%
Vista
17.8%
Both cities have similar education — just a 2% difference.
Demographics
Garden Grove
28.4%
Vista
50.3%
Vista has a 43% higher demographics than Garden Grove.
Cost of Living
Garden Grove
180.3
Vista
178.2
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Garden Grove and Vista share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Vista leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Vista leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDVista has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,459 vs $2,746 in Garden Grove (12% lower). Vista has a fair market rent (2br) of $3,001 vs $3,236 in Garden Grove (8% lower). Vista scores 118.6 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 125.1 in Garden Grove.
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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 $674,400 in Vista (14% higher). Garden Grove has a single-family homes of 64.0% compared to 56.9% in Vista. Garden Grove has a vacancy rate of 3.5% compared to 3.9% in Vista.
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Jobs & Economy — Vista leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove: 88,771 vs Vista: 53,035 for labor force. Vista has a work from home of 13.2% compared to 10.1% in Garden Grove. Vista has a poverty rate of 10.2% compared to 12.2% in Garden Grove.
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Crime & Safety — Vista leads
Source: FBI UCRVista has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.24 compared to 3.08 in Garden Grove. Vista has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 5.52 compared to 11.75 in Garden Grove. Vista has a property crime rate (per 1k) of 8.64 compared to 17.59 in Garden Grove.
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauGarden Grove has a high school diploma or higher of 34.0% compared to 32.3% in Vista. Vista has a bachelor's degree or higher of 17.8% compared to 17.4% in Garden Grove.
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High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove has a population of 170,603, about 1.7x the size of Vista (98,646). Vista skews younger with a median age of 34.9 vs 39.6.
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Garden Grove
Vista
Healthcare — Vista leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareVista: 3.0 vs Garden Grove: 2.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Vista leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove has a bicycle of 0.3% compared to 0.1% in Vista. Garden Grove has a public transit of 1.3% compared to 0.9% in Vista. Vista has a work from home of 13.2% compared to 10.1% in Garden Grove.
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