Population
Oceanside
172,542
Santa Rosa
177,216
Median Income
Oceanside
$93,724
Santa Rosa
$97,410
Home Value
Oceanside
$702,000
Santa Rosa
$685,000
Rent
Oceanside
$2,207
Santa Rosa
$2,084
Crime Rate
Oceanside
4.59
Santa Rosa
3.43
Cost of Living
Oceanside
182.9
Santa Rosa
184.9
Avg Temp
Oceanside
N/A
Santa Rosa
N/A
Unemployment
Oceanside
5.4%
Santa Rosa
5.5%
How Similar Are Oceanside & Santa Rosa?
Santa Rosa is Oceanside's #1 most similar city
7 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Oceanside
172,542
Santa Rosa
177,216
Both cities have similar populations — Oceanside at 172,542 and Santa Rosa at 177,216.
Violent Crime
Oceanside
4.59
Santa Rosa
3.43
Oceanside has a 25% higher violent crime than Santa Rosa.
Property Crime
Oceanside
16.72
Santa Rosa
13.20
Oceanside has a 21% higher property crime than Santa Rosa.
Political Leaning
Oceanside
40.2%
Santa Rosa
25.2%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Oceanside has a stronger Democratic lean (37% difference).
Unemployment
Oceanside
5.4%
Santa Rosa
5.5%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 1% difference.
Median Income
Oceanside
$93,724
Santa Rosa
$97,410
Both cities have similar median income — just a 4% difference.
Home Values
Oceanside
$702,000
Santa Rosa
$685,000
Both cities have similar home values — just a 2% difference.
Education
Oceanside
24.1%
Santa Rosa
24.8%
Both cities have similar education — just a 3% difference.
Demographics
Oceanside
52.9%
Santa Rosa
56.2%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 6% difference.
Cost of Living
Oceanside
182.9
Santa Rosa
184.9
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
7 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Oceanside and Santa Rosa are remarkably similar cities.
At a Glance
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Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Oceanside leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDOceanside scores 125.4 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 148.9 in Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,155 vs $2,459 in Oceanside (14% lower). Santa Rosa has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,827 vs $3,001 in Oceanside (6% lower).
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Rosa has a vacancy rate of 3.8% compared to 8.0% in Oceanside. Oceanside has a median property tax of $4,587 vs $4,938 in Santa Rosa (7% lower). Santa Rosa has a median rent of $2,084 vs $2,207 in Oceanside (6% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Oceanside leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOceanside has a work from home of 14.8% compared to 10.5% in Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa has a per capita income of $50,520 vs $43,094 in Oceanside (15% higher). Oceanside has a poverty rate of 8.1% compared to 9.5% in Santa Rosa.
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Crime & Safety — Santa Rosa leads
Source: FBI UCRSanta Rosa has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.02 in Oceanside. Santa Rosa has a assault rate (per 1k) of 2.07 compared to 3.41 in Oceanside. Santa Rosa has a property crime clearance of 16.7% compared to 6.2% in Oceanside.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Santa Rosa leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSanta Rosa has a high school diploma or higher of 38.5% compared to 37.3% in Oceanside. Santa Rosa has a bachelor's degree or higher of 24.8% compared to 24.1% in Oceanside.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Rosa has a population of 177,216, about 1x the size of Oceanside (172,542). Oceanside skews younger with a median age of 38.1 vs 40.5.
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Oceanside
Santa Rosa
Healthcare — Santa Rosa leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSanta Rosa: 5 vs Oceanside: 4 for with emergency services. Santa Rosa: 3.3 vs Oceanside: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOceanside has a public transit of 2.1% compared to 1.1% in Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa has a bicycle of 0.6% compared to 0.2% in Oceanside. Oceanside has a work from home of 14.8% compared to 10.5% in Santa Rosa.
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