Population
Oxnard
201,014
Santa Ana
311,639
Median Income
Oxnard
$93,372
Santa Ana
$88,354
Home Value
Oxnard
$617,800
Santa Ana
$657,800
Rent
Oxnard
$1,962
Santa Ana
$1,975
Crime Rate
Oxnard
5.96
Santa Ana
4.93
Cost of Living
Oxnard
173.7
Santa Ana
172.5
Avg Temp
Oxnard
N/A
Santa Ana
63°F
Unemployment
Oxnard
6.6%
Santa Ana
5.2%
How Similar Are Oxnard & Santa Ana?
Santa Ana is Oxnard's #5 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Oxnard
201,014
Santa Ana
311,639
Santa Ana has a 35% larger population than Oxnard.
Violent Crime
Oxnard
5.96
Santa Ana
4.93
Oxnard has a 17% higher violent crime than Santa Ana.
Property Crime
Oxnard
18.77
Santa Ana
17.02
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 9% difference.
Political Leaning
Oxnard
41.0%
Santa Ana
47.1%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Santa Ana has a stronger Democratic lean (13% difference).
Unemployment
Oxnard
6.6%
Santa Ana
5.2%
Oxnard has a 22% higher unemployment than Santa Ana.
Median Income
Oxnard
$93,372
Santa Ana
$88,354
Both cities have similar median income — just a 5% difference.
Home Values
Oxnard
$617,800
Santa Ana
$657,800
Both cities have similar home values — just a 6% difference.
Education
Oxnard
12.5%
Santa Ana
11.8%
Both cities have similar education — just a 6% difference.
Demographics
Oxnard
36.9%
Santa Ana
19.5%
Oxnard has a 47% higher demographics than Santa Ana.
Cost of Living
Oxnard
173.7
Santa Ana
172.5
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Oxnard and Santa Ana share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Oxnard
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Santa Ana
Santa Ana leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Santa Ana leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDOxnard has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,250 vs $2,746 in Santa Ana (18% lower). Oxnard has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,693 vs $3,236 in Santa Ana (17% lower). Santa Ana scores 135.1 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 142.7 in Oxnard.
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Fair Market Rent (1BR)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)
Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Ana has a vacancy rate of 3.2% compared to 6.9% in Oxnard. Oxnard has a single-family homes of 65.8% compared to 52.0% in Santa Ana. Oxnard has a owner-occupied of 53.9% compared to 44.6% in Santa Ana.
Median Home Value
Median Rent
Median Property Tax
Owner-Occupied
Vacancy Rate
Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Santa Ana leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Ana: 164,804 vs Oxnard: 103,305 for labor force. Santa Ana has a unemployment rate of 5.2% compared to 6.6% in Oxnard. Santa Ana has a work from home of 8.7% compared to 6.6% in Oxnard.
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Crime & Safety — Santa Ana leads
Source: FBI UCROxnard has a property crime clearance of 10.6% compared to 6.4% in Santa Ana. Oxnard has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.03 compared to 0.05 in Santa Ana. Santa Ana has a assault rate (per 1k) of 3.30 compared to 4.42 in Oxnard.
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Violent Crime Clearance
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Weather & Climate
Source: NOAA / Open-MeteoAvg Annual Temperature
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauOxnard has a bachelor's degree or higher of 12.5% compared to 11.8% in Santa Ana.
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Avg Student-Teacher Ratio
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Ana has a population of 311,639, about 1.6x the size of Oxnard (201,014).
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Foreign Born
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Black
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Asian
Oxnard
Santa Ana
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareOxnard: 4 vs Santa Ana: 3 for with emergency services. Santa Ana: 4.0 vs Oxnard: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute — Santa Ana leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Ana has a public transit of 3.0% compared to 0.4% in Oxnard. Santa Ana has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.3% in Oxnard. Santa Ana has a work from home of 8.7% compared to 6.6% in Oxnard.
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