Population
Santa Clarita
229,021
Folsom
82,140
Median Income
Santa Clarita
$119,926
Folsom
$139,263
Home Value
Santa Clarita
$721,000
Folsom
$702,200
Rent
Santa Clarita
$2,486
Folsom
$2,279
Crime Rate
Santa Clarita
1.65
Folsom
1.86
Cost of Living
Santa Clarita
210.6
Folsom
221.2
Avg Temp
Santa Clarita
N/A
Folsom
N/A
Unemployment
Santa Clarita
5.3%
Folsom
5.1%
How Similar Are Santa Clarita & Folsom?
Folsom is Santa Clarita's #22 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Santa Clarita
229,021
Folsom
82,140
Santa Clarita (229,021) is about 2.8x larger than Folsom (82,140).
Violent Crime
Santa Clarita
1.65
Folsom
1.86
Folsom has a 11% higher violent crime than Santa Clarita.
Property Crime
Santa Clarita
11.77
Folsom
14.52
Folsom has a 19% higher property crime than Santa Clarita.
Political Leaning
Santa Clarita
31.9%
Folsom
38.4%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Folsom has a stronger Democratic lean (17% difference).
Unemployment
Santa Clarita
5.3%
Folsom
5.1%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 4% difference.
Median Income
Santa Clarita
$119,926
Folsom
$139,263
Folsom has a 14% higher median income than Santa Clarita.
Home Values
Santa Clarita
$721,000
Folsom
$702,200
Both cities have similar home values — just a 3% difference.
Education
Santa Clarita
26.3%
Folsom
38.3%
Folsom has a 31% higher education than Santa Clarita.
Demographics
Santa Clarita
53.1%
Folsom
60.3%
Folsom has a 12% higher demographics than Santa Clarita.
Cost of Living
Santa Clarita
210.6
Folsom
221.2
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 5% difference.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Santa Clarita and Folsom differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Folsom leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Santa Clarita leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSanta Clarita scores 151.7 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 212.9 in Folsom. Folsom has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,255 vs $2,601 in Santa Clarita (15% lower). Folsom has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,832 vs $2,085 in Santa Clarita (14% lower).
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Housing Market — Folsom leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFolsom has a median property tax of $6,071 vs $6,727 in Santa Clarita (11% lower). Folsom has a vacancy rate of 3.0% compared to 3.3% in Santa Clarita. Folsom has a median rent of $2,279 vs $2,486 in Santa Clarita (9% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Folsom leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Clarita: 119,315 vs Folsom: 41,708 for labor force. Folsom has a poverty rate of 5.3% compared to 7.7% in Santa Clarita. Folsom has a work from home of 28.6% compared to 16.2% in Santa Clarita.
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Crime & Safety — Santa Clarita leads
Source: FBI UCRSanta Clarita has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.05 in Folsom. Folsom has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.17 compared to 1.96 in Santa Clarita. Folsom has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.29 compared to 0.42 in Santa Clarita.
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Schools & Education — Folsom leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauFolsom has a bachelor's degree or higher of 38.3% compared to 26.3% in Santa Clarita. Folsom has a high school diploma or higher of 47.6% compared to 38.8% in Santa Clarita.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Clarita has a population of 229,021, about 2.8x the size of Folsom (82,140). Santa Clarita skews younger with a median age of 38.1 vs 40.4.
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Santa Clarita
Folsom
Healthcare — Folsom leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareFolsom: 5 vs Santa Clarita: 4 for with emergency services. Folsom: 3.6 vs Santa Clarita: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFolsom has a bicycle of 0.4% compared to 0.1% in Santa Clarita. Folsom has a work from home of 28.6% compared to 16.2% in Santa Clarita. Santa Clarita has a public transit of 1.9% compared to 1.6% in Folsom.
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