Population
Salinas
161,993
Santa Ana
311,639
Median Income
Salinas
$89,150
Santa Ana
$88,354
Home Value
Salinas
$610,900
Santa Ana
$657,800
Rent
Salinas
$1,923
Santa Ana
$1,975
Crime Rate
Salinas
5.27
Santa Ana
4.93
Cost of Living
Salinas
169.1
Santa Ana
172.5
Avg Temp
Salinas
N/A
Santa Ana
63°F
Unemployment
Salinas
4.7%
Santa Ana
5.2%
How Similar Are Salinas & Santa Ana?
Santa Ana is Salinas's #2 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Salinas
161,993
Santa Ana
311,639
Santa Ana has a 48% larger population than Salinas.
Violent Crime
Salinas
5.27
Santa Ana
4.93
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 6% difference.
Property Crime
Salinas
16.75
Santa Ana
17.02
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 2% difference.
Political Leaning
Salinas
33.6%
Santa Ana
47.1%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Santa Ana has a stronger Democratic lean (29% difference).
Unemployment
Salinas
4.7%
Santa Ana
5.2%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 9% difference.
Median Income
Salinas
$89,150
Santa Ana
$88,354
Both cities have similar median income — just a 1% difference.
Home Values
Salinas
$610,900
Santa Ana
$657,800
Both cities have similar home values — just a 7% difference.
Education
Salinas
9.3%
Santa Ana
11.8%
Santa Ana has a 21% higher education than Salinas.
Demographics
Salinas
21.8%
Santa Ana
19.5%
Salinas has a 11% higher demographics than Santa Ana.
Cost of Living
Salinas
169.1
Santa Ana
172.5
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 2% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Salinas and Santa Ana share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Santa Ana
Santa Ana leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Salinas leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSalinas has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,232 vs $2,746 in Santa Ana (19% lower). Salinas has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,684 vs $3,236 in Santa Ana (17% lower). Salinas scores 243.2 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 253.7 in Santa Ana.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSalinas has a single-family homes of 62.3% compared to 52.0% in Santa Ana. Santa Ana has a vacancy rate of 3.2% compared to 3.5% in Salinas. Santa Ana has a median home value of $657,800 vs $610,900 in Salinas (7% higher).
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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 Salinas: 73,271 for labor force. Santa Ana has a work from home of 8.7% compared to 4.3% in Salinas. Santa Ana has a poverty rate of 11.1% compared to 14.3% in Salinas.
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Crime & Safety — Salinas leads
Source: FBI UCRSalinas has a property crime clearance of 9.0% compared to 6.4% in Santa Ana. Salinas has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.47 compared to 2.26 in Santa Ana. Santa Ana has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 1.06 compared to 1.41 in Salinas.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Santa Ana leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSanta Ana has a bachelor's degree or higher of 11.8% compared to 9.3% in Salinas. Santa Ana has a high school diploma or higher of 28.8% compared to 23.4% in Salinas.
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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 1.9x the size of Salinas (161,993). Salinas skews younger with a median age of 32.1 vs 34.3.
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Black
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Salinas
Santa Ana
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSalinas: 4 vs Santa Ana: 3 for with emergency services. Santa Ana: 4.0 vs Salinas: 2.8 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 bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.1% in Salinas. Santa Ana has a public transit of 3.0% compared to 0.9% in Salinas. Santa Ana has a work from home of 8.7% compared to 4.3% in Salinas.
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