Population
Santa Ana
311,639
Santa Rosa
177,216
Median Income
Santa Ana
$88,354
Santa Rosa
$97,410
Home Value
Santa Ana
$657,800
Santa Rosa
$685,000
Rent
Santa Ana
$1,975
Santa Rosa
$2,084
Crime Rate
Santa Ana
4.93
Santa Rosa
3.43
Cost of Living
Santa Ana
172.5
Santa Rosa
184.9
Avg Temp
Santa Ana
63°F
Santa Rosa
N/A
Unemployment
Santa Ana
5.2%
Santa Rosa
5.5%
How Similar Are Santa Ana & Santa Rosa?
Santa Rosa is Santa Ana's #21 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Santa Ana
311,639
Santa Rosa
177,216
Santa Ana has a 43% larger population than Santa Rosa.
Violent Crime
Santa Ana
4.93
Santa Rosa
3.43
Santa Ana has a 31% higher violent crime than Santa Rosa.
Property Crime
Santa Ana
17.02
Santa Rosa
13.20
Santa Ana has a 22% higher property crime than Santa Rosa.
Political Leaning
Santa Ana
47.1%
Santa Rosa
25.2%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Santa Ana has a stronger Democratic lean (46% difference).
Unemployment
Santa Ana
5.2%
Santa Rosa
5.5%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 5% difference.
Median Income
Santa Ana
$88,354
Santa Rosa
$97,410
Both cities have similar median income — just a 9% difference.
Home Values
Santa Ana
$657,800
Santa Rosa
$685,000
Both cities have similar home values — just a 4% difference.
Education
Santa Ana
11.8%
Santa Rosa
24.8%
Santa Rosa's education is significantly higher than Santa Ana's — 53% difference.
Demographics
Santa Ana
19.5%
Santa Rosa
56.2%
Santa Rosa's demographics is significantly higher than Santa Ana's — 65% difference.
Cost of Living
Santa Ana
172.5
Santa Rosa
184.9
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 7% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Santa Ana and Santa Rosa share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Santa Ana leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSanta Rosa has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,155 vs $2,746 in Santa Ana (27% lower). Santa Rosa has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,827 vs $3,236 in Santa Ana (14% lower). Santa Ana scores 135.1 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 148.9 in Santa Rosa.
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Living Wage (1 Adult)
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Fair Market Rent (1BR)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)
Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Rosa has a single-family homes of 68.2% compared to 52.0% in Santa Ana. Santa Ana has a median property tax of $3,894 vs $4,938 in Santa Rosa (21% lower). Santa Rosa has a owner-occupied of 56.2% 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 Rosa leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Ana: 164,804 vs Santa Rosa: 96,708 for labor force. Santa Rosa has a per capita income of $50,520 vs $28,859 in Santa Ana (43% higher). Santa Rosa has a work from home of 10.5% compared to 8.7% in Santa Ana.
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Private Sector
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Crime & Safety — Santa Rosa leads
Source: FBI UCRSanta Rosa has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.05 in Santa Ana. Santa Rosa has a property crime clearance of 16.7% compared to 6.4% in Santa Ana. Santa Rosa has a assault rate (per 1k) of 2.07 compared to 3.30 in Santa Ana.
Violent Crime Rate (per 1K)
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Murder Rate (per 1K)
Robbery Rate (per 1K)
Assault Rate (per 1K)
Burglary Rate (per 1K)
Larceny Rate (per 1K)
Violent Crime Clearance
Property Crime Clearance
Weather & Climate
Source: NOAA / Open-MeteoAvg Annual Temperature
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Sunny Days per Year
Annual Rainfall
Annual Snowfall
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Schools & Education — Santa Rosa leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSanta Rosa has a bachelor's degree or higher of 24.8% compared to 11.8% in Santa Ana. Santa Rosa has a high school diploma or higher of 38.5% compared to 28.8% in Santa Ana.
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Avg Student-Teacher Ratio
Colleges & Universities
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 Santa Rosa (177,216). Santa Ana skews younger with a median age of 34.3 vs 40.5.
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Married Population
Foreign Born
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Black
Hispanic
Asian
Santa Ana
Santa Rosa
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSanta Rosa: 5 vs Santa Ana: 3 for with emergency services. Santa Ana: 4.0 vs Santa Rosa: 3.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
Nearby Hospitals
Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
With Emergency Services
Transportation & Commute — Santa Rosa leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Ana has a public transit of 3.0% compared to 1.1% in Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa has a bicycle of 0.6% compared to 0.5% in Santa Ana. Santa Rosa has a work from home of 10.5% compared to 8.7% in Santa Ana.
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