Population
Joliet
149,785
Santa Rosa
177,216
Median Income
Joliet
$88,026
Santa Rosa
$97,410
Home Value
Joliet
$248,600
Santa Rosa
$685,000
Rent
Joliet
$1,237
Santa Rosa
$2,084
Crime Rate
Joliet
3.50
Santa Rosa
3.43
Cost of Living
Joliet
132.3
Santa Rosa
184.9
Avg Temp
Joliet
N/A
Santa Rosa
N/A
Unemployment
Joliet
5.8%
Santa Rosa
5.5%
How Similar Are Joliet & Santa Rosa?
Santa Rosa is Joliet's #15 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Joliet
149,785
Santa Rosa
177,216
Santa Rosa has a 15% larger population than Joliet.
Violent Crime
Joliet
3.50
Santa Rosa
3.43
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 2% difference.
Property Crime
Joliet
12.45
Santa Rosa
13.20
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 6% difference.
Political Leaning
Joliet
48.5%
Santa Rosa
25.2%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Joliet has a stronger Democratic lean (48% difference).
Unemployment
Joliet
5.8%
Santa Rosa
5.5%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 6% difference.
Median Income
Joliet
$88,026
Santa Rosa
$97,410
Both cities have similar median income — just a 10% difference.
Home Values
Joliet
$248,600
Santa Rosa
$685,000
Santa Rosa's home values is significantly higher than Joliet's — 64% difference.
Education
Joliet
16.0%
Santa Rosa
24.8%
Santa Rosa has a 36% higher education than Joliet.
Demographics
Joliet
52.7%
Santa Rosa
56.2%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 6% difference.
Cost of Living
Joliet
132.3
Santa Rosa
184.9
Santa Rosa has a 28% higher cost of living than Joliet.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Joliet and Santa Rosa share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Joliet
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Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Joliet leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDJoliet scores 148.8 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 270.6 in Santa Rosa. Joliet has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,781 vs $2,827 in Santa Rosa (37% lower). Joliet scores 132.3 on the overall cost index (100 = national avg) vs 184.9 in Santa Rosa.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Rosa has a median home value of $685,000 vs $248,600 in Joliet (64% higher). Santa Rosa has a vacancy rate of 3.8% compared to 5.6% in Joliet. Joliet has a median rent of $1,237 vs $2,084 in Santa Rosa (41% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Santa Rosa leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Rosa has a work from home of 10.5% compared to 7.3% in Joliet. Santa Rosa has a per capita income of $50,520 vs $35,820 in Joliet (29% higher). Santa Rosa: 96,708 vs Joliet: 79,879 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety — Santa Rosa leads
Source: FBI UCRJoliet has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.00 compared to 0.01 in Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 2.31 compared to 3.90 in Joliet. Santa Rosa has a property crime clearance of 16.7% compared to 7.0% in Joliet.
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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 16.0% in Joliet. Santa Rosa has a high school diploma or higher of 38.5% compared to 34.7% in Joliet.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Rosa has a population of 177,216, about 1.2x the size of Joliet (149,785). Joliet skews younger with a median age of 35.3 vs 40.5.
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Joliet
Santa Rosa
Healthcare — Santa Rosa leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSanta Rosa: 3.3 vs Joliet: 3.0 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 0.0% in Joliet. Joliet has a public transit of 1.6% compared to 1.1% in Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa has a work from home of 10.5% compared to 7.3% in Joliet.
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