Population
Santa Clara
129,239
Newark
47,145
Median Income
Santa Clara
$173,670
Newark
$164,909
Home Value
Santa Clara
$1,527,900
Newark
$1,094,200
Rent
Santa Clara
$2,985
Newark
$2,730
Crime Rate
Santa Clara
1.82
Newark
3.83
Cost of Living
Santa Clara
267.0
Newark
262.8
Avg Temp
Santa Clara
N/A
Newark
N/A
Unemployment
Santa Clara
4.4%
Newark
4.8%
How Similar Are Santa Clara & Newark?
Newark is Santa Clara's #19 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Santa Clara
129,239
Newark
47,145
Santa Clara (129,239) is about 2.7x larger than Newark (47,145).
Violent Crime
Santa Clara
1.82
Newark
3.83
Newark's violent crime is significantly higher than Santa Clara's — 52% difference.
Property Crime
Santa Clara
25.02
Newark
39.63
Newark has a 37% higher property crime than Santa Clara.
Political Leaning
Santa Clara
28.1%
Newark
21.0%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Santa Clara has a stronger Democratic lean (25% difference).
Unemployment
Santa Clara
4.4%
Newark
4.8%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 8% difference.
Median Income
Santa Clara
$173,670
Newark
$164,909
Both cities have similar median income — just a 5% difference.
Home Values
Santa Clara
$1,527,900
Newark
$1,094,200
Santa Clara has a 28% higher home values than Newark.
Education
Santa Clara
47.0%
Newark
34.9%
Santa Clara has a 26% higher education than Newark.
Demographics
Santa Clara
31.9%
Newark
23.4%
Santa Clara has a 26% higher demographics than Newark.
Cost of Living
Santa Clara
267.0
Newark
262.8
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 2% difference.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Santa Clara and Newark differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Santa Clara
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Newark
Santa Clara leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Newark leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDNewark has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,385 vs $2,982 in Santa Clara (25% lower). Newark has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,912 vs $3,483 in Santa Clara (20% lower). Santa Clara scores 154.0 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 165.2 in Newark.
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Fair Market Rent (2BR)
Housing Market — Newark leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSNewark has a vacancy rate of 4.5% compared to 6.3% in Santa Clara. Newark has a owner-occupied of 69.7% compared to 41.2% in Santa Clara. Newark has a single-family homes of 80.8% compared to 47.9% in Santa Clara.
Median Home Value
Median Rent
Median Property Tax
Owner-Occupied
Vacancy Rate
Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Santa Clara leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Clara: 77,974 vs Newark: 27,937 for labor force. Newark has a poverty rate of 4.2% compared to 7.8% in Santa Clara. Santa Clara: 18 min vs Newark: 24 min for mean commute.
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Crime & Safety — Santa Clara leads
Source: FBI UCRSanta Clara has a property crime clearance of 10.1% compared to 4.3% in Newark. Santa Clara has a assault rate (per 1k) of 1.03 compared to 2.35 in Newark. Santa Clara has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.58 compared to 1.28 in Newark.
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Assault Rate (per 1K)
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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
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Schools & Education — Santa Clara leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSanta Clara has a bachelor's degree or higher of 47.0% compared to 34.9% in Newark. Santa Clara has a high school diploma or higher of 54.7% compared to 49.5% in Newark.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Clara has a population of 129,239, about 2.7x the size of Newark (47,145). Santa Clara skews younger with a median age of 34.5 vs 37.3.
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Foreign Born
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Black
Hispanic
Asian
Santa Clara
Newark
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSanta Clara: 5 vs Newark: 4 for with emergency services. Newark: 3.8 vs Santa Clara: 3.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
Nearby Hospitals
Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute — Santa Clara leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Clara: 18 min vs Newark: 24 min for mean commute time. Newark has a public transit of 3.0% compared to 2.5% in Santa Clara. Santa Clara has a work from home of 23.7% compared to 22.5% in Newark.
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