Population
Santa Ana
311,639
Garden Grove
170,603
Median Income
Santa Ana
$88,354
Garden Grove
$90,166
Home Value
Santa Ana
$657,800
Garden Grove
$765,500
Rent
Santa Ana
$1,975
Garden Grove
$1,971
Crime Rate
Santa Ana
4.93
Garden Grove
2.77
Cost of Living
Santa Ana
172.5
Garden Grove
180.3
Avg Temp
Santa Ana
63°F
Garden Grove
N/A
Unemployment
Santa Ana
5.2%
Garden Grove
5.8%
How Similar Are Santa Ana & Garden Grove?
Garden Grove is Santa Ana's #13 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Santa Ana
311,639
Garden Grove
170,603
Santa Ana has a 45% larger population than Garden Grove.
Violent Crime
Santa Ana
4.93
Garden Grove
2.77
Santa Ana has a 44% higher violent crime than Garden Grove.
Property Crime
Santa Ana
17.02
Garden Grove
17.59
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 3% difference.
Political Leaning
Santa Ana
47.1%
Garden Grove
47.1%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 0% difference.
Unemployment
Santa Ana
5.2%
Garden Grove
5.8%
Garden Grove has a 10% higher unemployment than Santa Ana.
Median Income
Santa Ana
$88,354
Garden Grove
$90,166
Both cities have similar median income — just a 2% difference.
Home Values
Santa Ana
$657,800
Garden Grove
$765,500
Garden Grove has a 14% higher home values than Santa Ana.
Education
Santa Ana
11.8%
Garden Grove
17.4%
Garden Grove has a 32% higher education than Santa Ana.
Demographics
Santa Ana
19.5%
Garden Grove
28.4%
Garden Grove has a 31% higher demographics than Santa Ana.
Cost of Living
Santa Ana
172.5
Garden Grove
180.3
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 4% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Santa Ana and Garden Grove share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Garden Grove
Garden Grove leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Santa Ana leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSanta Ana scores 253.7 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 276.6 in Garden Grove. Garden Grove scores 125.1 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 135.1 in Santa Ana. Santa Ana has a living wage (1 adult) of $75,882 vs $79,316 in Garden Grove.
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Housing Market — Garden Grove leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Ana has a median property tax of $3,894 vs $4,892 in Garden Grove (20% lower). Garden Grove has a single-family homes of 64.0% compared to 52.0% in Santa Ana. Garden Grove has a owner-occupied of 53.6% compared to 44.6% in Santa Ana.
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Jobs & Economy — Santa Ana leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Ana: 164,804 vs Garden Grove: 88,771 for labor force. Garden Grove has a work from home of 10.1% compared to 8.7% in Santa Ana. Garden Grove has a per capita income of $32,387 vs $28,859 in Santa Ana (11% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Garden Grove leads
Source: FBI UCRGarden Grove has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.05 in Santa Ana. Garden Grove has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 2.77 compared to 4.93 in Santa Ana. Garden Grove has a assault rate (per 1k) of 1.95 compared to 3.30 in Santa Ana.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Garden Grove leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauGarden Grove has a bachelor's degree or higher of 17.4% compared to 11.8% in Santa Ana. Garden Grove has a high school diploma or higher of 34.0% 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 1.8x the size of Garden Grove (170,603). Santa Ana skews younger with a median age of 34.3 vs 39.6.
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Black
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Santa Ana
Garden Grove
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSanta Ana: 4.0 vs Garden Grove: 2.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Garden Grove: 4 vs Santa Ana: 3 for with emergency services.
Nearby Hospitals
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Ana has a public transit of 3.0% compared to 1.3% in Garden Grove. Santa Ana has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.3% in Garden Grove. Garden Grove has a work from home of 10.1% compared to 8.7% in Santa Ana.
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