Population
Santa Ana
311,639
Escondido
149,913
Median Income
Santa Ana
$88,354
Escondido
$84,477
Home Value
Santa Ana
$657,800
Escondido
$663,500
Rent
Santa Ana
$1,975
Escondido
$1,922
Crime Rate
Santa Ana
4.93
Escondido
4.34
Cost of Living
Santa Ana
172.5
Escondido
170.6
Avg Temp
Santa Ana
63°F
Escondido
N/A
Unemployment
Santa Ana
5.2%
Escondido
4.5%
How Similar Are Santa Ana & Escondido?
Escondido is Santa Ana's #14 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Santa Ana
311,639
Escondido
149,913
Santa Ana (311,639) is about 2.1x larger than Escondido (149,913).
Violent Crime
Santa Ana
4.93
Escondido
4.34
Santa Ana has a 12% higher violent crime than Escondido.
Property Crime
Santa Ana
17.02
Escondido
14.85
Santa Ana has a 13% higher property crime than Escondido.
Political Leaning
Santa Ana
47.1%
Escondido
40.2%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Santa Ana has a stronger Democratic lean (15% difference).
Unemployment
Santa Ana
5.2%
Escondido
4.5%
Santa Ana has a 14% higher unemployment than Escondido.
Median Income
Santa Ana
$88,354
Escondido
$84,477
Both cities have similar median income — just a 4% difference.
Home Values
Santa Ana
$657,800
Escondido
$663,500
Both cities have similar home values — just a 1% difference.
Education
Santa Ana
11.8%
Escondido
19.1%
Escondido has a 38% higher education than Santa Ana.
Demographics
Santa Ana
19.5%
Escondido
47.1%
Escondido's demographics is significantly higher than Santa Ana's — 59% difference.
Cost of Living
Santa Ana
172.5
Escondido
170.6
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Santa Ana and Escondido differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Santa Ana
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Escondido
Escondido leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Escondido leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDEscondido has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,459 vs $2,746 in Santa Ana (12% lower). Escondido has a fair market rent (2br) of $3,001 vs $3,236 in Santa Ana (8% lower). Escondido scores 129.1 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 135.1 in Santa Ana.
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Housing Market — Escondido leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Ana has a median property tax of $3,894 vs $4,741 in Escondido (18% lower). Santa Ana has a vacancy rate of 3.2% compared to 3.8% in Escondido. Escondido has a owner-occupied of 52.2% compared to 44.6% in Santa Ana.
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Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Santa Ana leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Ana: 164,804 vs Escondido: 76,471 for labor force. Escondido has a work from home of 12.8% compared to 8.7% in Santa Ana. Escondido has a per capita income of $38,098 vs $28,859 in Santa Ana (24% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Escondido leads
Source: FBI UCREscondido has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.05 in Santa Ana. Escondido has a property crime clearance of 18.1% compared to 6.4% in Santa Ana. Escondido has a violent crime clearance of 61.8% compared to 37.8% in Santa Ana.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Escondido leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauEscondido has a bachelor's degree or higher of 19.1% compared to 11.8% in Santa Ana. Escondido has a high school diploma or higher of 35.0% compared to 28.8% in Santa Ana.
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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 2.1x the size of Escondido (149,913). Santa Ana skews younger with a median age of 34.3 vs 37.1.
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Santa Ana
Escondido
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareEscondido: 4 vs Santa Ana: 3 for with emergency services. Santa Ana: 4.0 vs Escondido: 3.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Ana has a public transit of 3.0% compared to 1.5% in Escondido. Escondido has a work from home of 12.8% compared to 8.7% in Santa Ana. Santa Ana has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.4% in Escondido.
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