Population
Huntington Beach
196,010
Tustin
79,035
Median Income
Huntington Beach
$119,885
Tustin
$108,435
Home Value
Huntington Beach
$1,047,300
Tustin
$890,600
Rent
Huntington Beach
$2,424
Tustin
$2,340
Crime Rate
Huntington Beach
2.07
Tustin
2.12
Cost of Living
Huntington Beach
225.4
Tustin
213.8
Avg Temp
Huntington Beach
N/A
Tustin
N/A
Unemployment
Huntington Beach
5.4%
Tustin
5.4%
How Similar Are Huntington Beach & Tustin?
Tustin is Huntington Beach's #1 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Huntington Beach
196,010
Tustin
79,035
Huntington Beach (196,010) is about 2.5x larger than Tustin (79,035).
Violent Crime
Huntington Beach
2.07
Tustin
2.12
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 2% difference.
Property Crime
Huntington Beach
19.89
Tustin
21.04
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 5% difference.
Political Leaning
Huntington Beach
47.1%
Tustin
47.1%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 0% difference.
Unemployment
Huntington Beach
5.4%
Tustin
5.4%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 1% difference.
Median Income
Huntington Beach
$119,885
Tustin
$108,435
Both cities have similar median income — just a 10% difference.
Home Values
Huntington Beach
$1,047,300
Tustin
$890,600
Huntington Beach has a 15% higher home values than Tustin.
Education
Huntington Beach
35.1%
Tustin
31.2%
Huntington Beach has a 11% higher education than Tustin.
Demographics
Huntington Beach
64.3%
Tustin
38.3%
Huntington Beach has a 40% higher demographics than Tustin.
Cost of Living
Huntington Beach
225.4
Tustin
213.8
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 5% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Huntington Beach and Tustin share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Tustin
Huntington Beach leads in 6 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Tustin leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDHuntington Beach scores 135.7 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 165.8 in Tustin. Tustin scores 328.6 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 358.1 in Huntington Beach. Tustin scores 165.4 on the utilities index (100 = national avg) vs 176.6 in Huntington Beach.
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Housing Market — Huntington Beach leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSTustin has a vacancy rate of 3.8% compared to 5.2% in Huntington Beach. Huntington Beach has a median home value of $1,047,300 vs $890,600 in Tustin (18% higher). Huntington Beach has a single-family homes of 58.9% compared to 50.8% in Tustin.
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Jobs & Economy — Huntington Beach leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHuntington Beach: 109,588 vs Tustin: 43,140 for labor force. Huntington Beach has a poverty rate of 7.5% compared to 10.4% in Tustin. Huntington Beach has a per capita income of $62,450 vs $50,723 in Tustin (23% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Huntington Beach leads
Source: FBI UCRHuntington Beach has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.51 compared to 0.90 in Tustin. Tustin has a property crime clearance of 16.5% compared to 12.6% in Huntington Beach. Tustin has a violent crime clearance of 49.7% compared to 42.4% in Huntington Beach.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Huntington Beach leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauHuntington Beach has a bachelor's degree or higher of 35.1% compared to 31.2% in Tustin. Huntington Beach has a high school diploma or higher of 47.1% compared to 43.3% in Tustin.
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Avg Student-Teacher Ratio
Colleges & Universities
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHuntington Beach has a population of 196,010, about 2.5x the size of Tustin (79,035). Tustin skews younger with a median age of 36.8 vs 43.4.
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Black
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Huntington Beach
Tustin
Healthcare — Huntington Beach leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareHuntington Beach: 4 vs Tustin: 2 for with emergency services. Huntington Beach: 2.5 vs Tustin: 2.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute — Huntington Beach leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHuntington Beach has a bicycle of 0.6% compared to 0.2% in Tustin. Tustin has a public transit of 0.9% compared to 0.5% in Huntington Beach. Huntington Beach has a work from home of 19.4% compared to 16.1% in Tustin.
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