Population
Gardena
59,765
Downey
111,793
Median Income
Gardena
$79,291
Downey
$87,400
Home Value
Gardena
$667,600
Downey
$728,500
Rent
Gardena
$1,761
Downey
$1,892
Crime Rate
Gardena
7.03
Downey
4.40
Cost of Living
Gardena
162.7
Downey
176.3
Avg Temp
Gardena
N/A
Downey
N/A
Unemployment
Gardena
5.2%
Downey
5.8%
How Similar Are Gardena & Downey?
Downey is Gardena's #2 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Gardena
59,765
Downey
111,793
Downey has a 47% larger population than Gardena.
Violent Crime
Gardena
7.03
Downey
4.40
Gardena has a 37% higher violent crime than Downey.
Property Crime
Gardena
30.51
Downey
28.86
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 5% difference.
Political Leaning
Gardena
31.9%
Downey
31.9%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 0% difference.
Unemployment
Gardena
5.2%
Downey
5.8%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 10% difference.
Median Income
Gardena
$79,291
Downey
$87,400
Both cities have similar median income — just a 9% difference.
Home Values
Gardena
$667,600
Downey
$728,500
Both cities have similar home values — just a 8% difference.
Education
Gardena
20.1%
Downey
17.7%
Gardena has a 12% higher education than Downey.
Demographics
Gardena
14.3%
Downey
29.8%
Downey's demographics is significantly higher than Gardena's — 52% difference.
Cost of Living
Gardena
162.7
Downey
176.3
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 8% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Gardena and Downey share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Cost of Living & Affordability — Gardena leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDGardena scores 244.1 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 267.3 in Downey. Gardena scores 162.7 on the overall cost index (100 = national avg) vs 176.3 in Downey. Gardena has a living wage (family of 4) of $169,255 vs $183,379 in Downey (8% lower).
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Housing Market — Downey leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSDowney has a vacancy rate of 3.2% compared to 5.2% in Gardena. Downey has a single-family homes of 63.2% compared to 51.8% in Gardena. Gardena has a median property tax of $4,309 vs $5,217 in Downey (17% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Downey leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSDowney: 59,508 vs Gardena: 32,041 for labor force. Downey has a poverty rate of 9.1% compared to 11.1% in Gardena. Gardena has a unemployment rate of 5.2% compared to 5.8% in Downey.
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Crime & Safety — Downey leads
Source: FBI UCRDowney has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.05 in Gardena. Gardena has a property crime clearance of 13.9% compared to 6.4% in Downey. Downey has a assault rate (per 1k) of 2.56 compared to 4.69 in Gardena.
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Schools & Education — Gardena leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauGardena has a bachelor's degree or higher of 20.1% compared to 17.7% in Downey. Gardena has a high school diploma or higher of 36.2% compared to 35.0% in Downey.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSDowney has a population of 111,793, about 1.9x the size of Gardena (59,765). Downey skews younger with a median age of 37.0 vs 39.8.
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Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareDowney: 3 vs Gardena: 2 for with emergency services. Gardena: 2.8 vs Downey: 2.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Gardena leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGardena has a bicycle of 0.3% compared to 0.2% in Downey. Downey has a public transit of 2.9% compared to 2.7% in Gardena. Gardena has a work from home of 8.8% compared to 8.3% in Downey.
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