Population
Moreno Valley
210,378
Garden Grove
170,603
Median Income
Moreno Valley
$87,477
Garden Grove
$90,166
Home Value
Moreno Valley
$461,400
Garden Grove
$765,500
Rent
Moreno Valley
$2,036
Garden Grove
$1,971
Crime Rate
Moreno Valley
2.72
Garden Grove
2.77
Cost of Living
Moreno Valley
159.9
Garden Grove
180.3
Avg Temp
Moreno Valley
N/A
Garden Grove
N/A
Unemployment
Moreno Valley
7.4%
Garden Grove
5.8%
How Similar Are Moreno Valley & Garden Grove?
Garden Grove is Moreno Valley's #15 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Moreno Valley
210,378
Garden Grove
170,603
Moreno Valley has a 19% larger population than Garden Grove.
Violent Crime
Moreno Valley
2.72
Garden Grove
2.77
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 1% difference.
Property Crime
Moreno Valley
16.66
Garden Grove
17.59
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 5% difference.
Political Leaning
Moreno Valley
49.3%
Garden Grove
47.1%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 5% difference.
Unemployment
Moreno Valley
7.4%
Garden Grove
5.8%
Moreno Valley has a 22% higher unemployment than Garden Grove.
Median Income
Moreno Valley
$87,477
Garden Grove
$90,166
Both cities have similar median income — just a 3% difference.
Home Values
Moreno Valley
$461,400
Garden Grove
$765,500
Garden Grove has a 40% higher home values than Moreno Valley.
Education
Moreno Valley
10.8%
Garden Grove
17.4%
Garden Grove has a 38% higher education than Moreno Valley.
Demographics
Moreno Valley
22.4%
Garden Grove
28.4%
Garden Grove has a 21% higher demographics than Moreno Valley.
Cost of Living
Moreno Valley
159.9
Garden Grove
180.3
Garden Grove has a 11% higher cost of living than Moreno Valley.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Moreno Valley and Garden Grove share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Moreno Valley leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Moreno Valley leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDMoreno Valley has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,777 vs $2,746 in Garden Grove (35% lower). Moreno Valley has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,201 vs $3,236 in Garden Grove (32% lower). Moreno Valley scores 221.4 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 276.6 in Garden Grove.
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Housing Market — Moreno Valley leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove has a median home value of $765,500 vs $461,400 in Moreno Valley (40% higher). Moreno Valley has a median property tax of $3,220 vs $4,892 in Garden Grove (34% lower). Moreno Valley has a single-family homes of 79.5% compared to 64.0% in Garden Grove.
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Jobs & Economy — Garden Grove leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove has a unemployment rate of 5.8% compared to 7.4% in Moreno Valley. Garden Grove has a work from home of 10.1% compared to 7.2% in Moreno Valley. Moreno Valley: 102,591 vs Garden Grove: 88,771 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety — Moreno Valley leads
Source: FBI UCRGarden Grove has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.03 in Moreno Valley. Moreno Valley has a violent crime clearance of 54.5% compared to 40.0% in Garden Grove. Garden Grove has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.66 compared to 0.85 in Moreno Valley.
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Schools & Education — Garden Grove leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauGarden Grove has a bachelor's degree or higher of 17.4% compared to 10.8% in Moreno Valley. Garden Grove has a high school diploma or higher of 34.0% compared to 29.8% in Moreno Valley.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMoreno Valley has a population of 210,378, about 1.2x the size of Garden Grove (170,603). Moreno Valley skews younger with a median age of 32.1 vs 39.6.
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Moreno Valley
Garden Grove
Healthcare — Moreno Valley leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareMoreno Valley: 5 vs Garden Grove: 4 for with emergency services. Moreno Valley: 3.0 vs Garden Grove: 2.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Garden Grove leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden Grove has a public transit of 1.3% compared to 0.7% in Moreno Valley. Garden Grove has a work from home of 10.1% compared to 7.2% in Moreno Valley. Garden Grove has a bicycle of 0.3% compared to 0.2% in Moreno Valley.
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