Population
Glendale
192,270
Thousand Oaks
125,676
Median Income
Glendale
$84,262
Thousand Oaks
$134,367
Home Value
Glendale
$1,043,900
Thousand Oaks
$951,200
Rent
Glendale
$2,095
Thousand Oaks
$2,580
Crime Rate
Glendale
2.88
Thousand Oaks
1.02
Cost of Living
Glendale
201.1
Thousand Oaks
230.6
Avg Temp
Glendale
N/A
Thousand Oaks
N/A
Unemployment
Glendale
8.2%
Thousand Oaks
5.0%
How Similar Are Glendale & Thousand Oaks?
Thousand Oaks is Glendale's #20 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Glendale
192,270
Thousand Oaks
125,676
Glendale has a 35% larger population than Thousand Oaks.
Violent Crime
Glendale
2.88
Thousand Oaks
1.02
Glendale's violent crime is significantly higher than Thousand Oaks's — 65% difference.
Property Crime
Glendale
20.27
Thousand Oaks
10.21
Glendale has a 50% higher property crime than Thousand Oaks.
Political Leaning
Glendale
31.9%
Thousand Oaks
41.0%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Thousand Oaks has a stronger Democratic lean (22% difference).
Unemployment
Glendale
8.2%
Thousand Oaks
5.0%
Glendale has a 39% higher unemployment than Thousand Oaks.
Median Income
Glendale
$84,262
Thousand Oaks
$134,367
Thousand Oaks has a 37% higher median income than Glendale.
Home Values
Glendale
$1,043,900
Thousand Oaks
$951,200
Both cities have similar home values — just a 9% difference.
Education
Glendale
33.9%
Thousand Oaks
36.2%
Both cities have similar education — just a 6% difference.
Demographics
Glendale
67.4%
Thousand Oaks
68.3%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 1% difference.
Cost of Living
Glendale
201.1
Thousand Oaks
230.6
Thousand Oaks has a 13% higher cost of living than Glendale.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Glendale and Thousand Oaks differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Cost of Living & Affordability — Glendale leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDGlendale scores 114.4 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 152.7 in Thousand Oaks. Glendale scores 111.5 on the healthcare index (100 = national avg) vs 142.2 in Thousand Oaks. Glendale scores 156.4 on the utilities index (100 = national avg) vs 182.6 in Thousand Oaks.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSThousand Oaks has a vacancy rate of 3.8% compared to 6.7% in Glendale. Thousand Oaks has a single-family homes of 78.3% compared to 36.7% in Glendale. Thousand Oaks has a owner-occupied of 70.1% compared to 35.3% in Glendale.
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Jobs & Economy — Thousand Oaks leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSThousand Oaks has a poverty rate of 8.0% compared to 13.4% in Glendale. Thousand Oaks has a unemployment rate of 5.0% compared to 8.2% in Glendale. Glendale: 100,663 vs Thousand Oaks: 65,135 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety — Thousand Oaks leads
Source: FBI UCRThousand Oaks has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.19 compared to 0.93 in Glendale. Thousand Oaks has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 1.02 compared to 2.88 in Glendale. Thousand Oaks has a assault rate (per 1k) of 0.74 compared to 1.73 in Glendale.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauThousand Oaks has a bachelor's degree or higher of 36.2% compared to 33.9% in Glendale. Glendale has a high school diploma or higher of 49.3% compared to 46.3% in Thousand Oaks.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGlendale has a population of 192,270, about 1.5x the size of Thousand Oaks (125,676). Glendale skews younger with a median age of 41.4 vs 44.5.
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Glendale
Thousand Oaks
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareThousand Oaks: 5 vs Glendale: 4 for with emergency services. Glendale: 3.4 vs Thousand Oaks: 3.2 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Glendale leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGlendale has a public transit of 2.1% compared to 0.6% in Thousand Oaks. Glendale has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.4% in Thousand Oaks. Thousand Oaks has a work from home of 21.2% compared to 18.7% in Glendale.
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