Population
Santa Clarita
229,021
Orange
138,723
Median Income
Santa Clarita
$119,926
Orange
$116,945
Home Value
Santa Clarita
$721,000
Orange
$900,700
Rent
Santa Clarita
$2,486
Orange
$2,252
Crime Rate
Santa Clarita
1.65
Orange
0.60
Cost of Living
Santa Clarita
210.6
Orange
217.3
Avg Temp
Santa Clarita
N/A
Orange
N/A
Unemployment
Santa Clarita
5.3%
Orange
4.7%
How Similar Are Santa Clarita & Orange?
Orange is Santa Clarita's #25 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Santa Clarita
229,021
Orange
138,723
Santa Clarita has a 39% larger population than Orange.
Violent Crime
Santa Clarita
1.65
Orange
0.60
Santa Clarita's violent crime is significantly higher than Orange's — 64% difference.
Property Crime
Santa Clarita
11.77
Orange
8.93
Santa Clarita has a 24% higher property crime than Orange.
Political Leaning
Santa Clarita
31.9%
Orange
47.1%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Orange has a stronger Democratic lean (32% difference).
Unemployment
Santa Clarita
5.3%
Orange
4.7%
Santa Clarita has a 12% higher unemployment than Orange.
Median Income
Santa Clarita
$119,926
Orange
$116,945
Both cities have similar median income — just a 2% difference.
Home Values
Santa Clarita
$721,000
Orange
$900,700
Orange has a 20% higher home values than Santa Clarita.
Education
Santa Clarita
26.3%
Orange
27.6%
Both cities have similar education — just a 5% difference.
Demographics
Santa Clarita
53.1%
Orange
53.6%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 1% difference.
Cost of Living
Santa Clarita
210.6
Orange
217.3
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 3% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Santa Clarita and Orange share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Santa Clarita
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Orange
Santa Clarita leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Santa Clarita leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSanta Clarita has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,085 vs $2,746 in Orange (24% lower). Santa Clarita has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,601 vs $3,236 in Orange (20% lower). Santa Clarita scores 151.7 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 178.8 in Orange.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Clarita has a owner-occupied of 72.0% compared to 58.1% in Orange. Orange has a median home value of $900,700 vs $721,000 in Santa Clarita (20% higher). Orange has a median property tax of $5,950 vs $6,727 in Santa Clarita (13% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Santa Clarita leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Clarita: 119,315 vs Orange: 75,748 for labor force. Santa Clarita has a poverty rate of 7.7% compared to 9.2% in Orange. Orange has a unemployment rate of 4.7% compared to 5.3% in Santa Clarita.
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Crime & Safety — Orange leads
Source: FBI UCROrange has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.12 compared to 0.42 in Santa Clarita. Santa Clarita has a property crime clearance of 14.4% compared to 4.7% in Orange. Orange has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 0.60 compared to 1.65 in Santa Clarita.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Orange leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauOrange has a bachelor's degree or higher of 27.6% compared to 26.3% in Santa Clarita. Orange has a high school diploma or higher of 39.8% compared to 38.8% in Santa Clarita.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Clarita has a population of 229,021, about 1.7x the size of Orange (138,723). Orange skews younger with a median age of 36.9 vs 38.1.
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Black
Hispanic
Asian
Santa Clarita
Orange
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSanta Clarita: 4 vs Orange: 3 for with emergency services. Orange: 4.0 vs Santa Clarita: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Santa Clarita leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOrange has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.1% in Santa Clarita. Santa Clarita has a public transit of 1.9% compared to 1.2% in Orange. Santa Clarita has a drive alone of 70.8% compared to 69.1% in Orange.
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