Population
Moreno Valley
210,378
Santa Maria
109,880
Median Income
Moreno Valley
$87,477
Santa Maria
$84,617
Home Value
Moreno Valley
$461,400
Santa Maria
$478,200
Rent
Moreno Valley
$2,036
Santa Maria
$1,842
Crime Rate
Moreno Valley
2.72
Santa Maria
6.61
Cost of Living
Moreno Valley
159.9
Santa Maria
151.5
Avg Temp
Moreno Valley
N/A
Santa Maria
N/A
Unemployment
Moreno Valley
7.4%
Santa Maria
7.1%
How Similar Are Moreno Valley & Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is Moreno Valley's #21 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Moreno Valley
210,378
Santa Maria
109,880
Moreno Valley has a 48% larger population than Santa Maria.
Violent Crime
Moreno Valley
2.72
Santa Maria
6.61
Santa Maria's violent crime is significantly higher than Moreno Valley's — 59% difference.
Property Crime
Moreno Valley
16.66
Santa Maria
18.83
Santa Maria has a 12% higher property crime than Moreno Valley.
Political Leaning
Moreno Valley
49.3%
Santa Maria
35.1%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Moreno Valley has a stronger Democratic lean (29% difference).
Unemployment
Moreno Valley
7.4%
Santa Maria
7.1%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 4% difference.
Median Income
Moreno Valley
$87,477
Santa Maria
$84,617
Both cities have similar median income — just a 3% difference.
Home Values
Moreno Valley
$461,400
Santa Maria
$478,200
Both cities have similar home values — just a 4% difference.
Education
Moreno Valley
10.8%
Santa Maria
8.5%
Moreno Valley has a 21% higher education than Santa Maria.
Demographics
Moreno Valley
22.4%
Santa Maria
37.0%
Santa Maria has a 39% higher demographics than Moreno Valley.
Cost of Living
Moreno Valley
159.9
Santa Maria
151.5
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 5% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Moreno Valley and Santa Maria share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Moreno Valley leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Santa Maria leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDMoreno Valley has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,777 vs $2,746 in Santa Maria (35% lower). Moreno Valley has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,201 vs $3,124 in Santa Maria (30% lower). Santa Maria scores 108.5 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 133.7 in Moreno Valley.
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Housing Market — Moreno Valley leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMoreno Valley has a owner-occupied of 62.8% compared to 51.2% in Santa Maria. Moreno Valley has a single-family homes of 79.5% compared to 66.0% in Santa Maria. Moreno Valley has a vacancy rate of 3.3% compared to 3.7% in Santa Maria.
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Jobs & Economy — Moreno Valley leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMoreno Valley: 102,591 vs Santa Maria: 53,056 for labor force. Moreno Valley has a work from home of 7.2% compared to 5.3% in Santa Maria. Moreno Valley has a poverty rate of 11.8% compared to 15.5% in Santa Maria.
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Crime & Safety — Moreno Valley leads
Source: FBI UCRMoreno Valley has a violent crime clearance of 54.5% compared to 33.3% in Santa Maria. Moreno Valley has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 2.72 compared to 6.61 in Santa Maria. Moreno Valley has a assault rate (per 1k) of 1.75 compared to 4.16 in Santa Maria.
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Schools & Education — Moreno Valley leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauMoreno Valley has a high school diploma or higher of 29.8% compared to 20.6% in Santa Maria. Moreno Valley has a bachelor's degree or higher of 10.8% compared to 8.5% in Santa Maria.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMoreno Valley has a population of 210,378, about 1.9x the size of Santa Maria (109,880). Santa Maria skews younger with a median age of 29.3 vs 32.1.
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Moreno Valley
Santa Maria
Healthcare — Moreno Valley leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareMoreno Valley: 3.0 vs Santa Maria: 2.8 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Maria has a public transit of 1.6% compared to 0.7% in Moreno Valley. Moreno Valley has a work from home of 7.2% compared to 5.3% in Santa Maria. Santa Maria has a bicycle of 0.3% compared to 0.2% in Moreno Valley.
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