Population
Santa Monica
91,535
Arcadia
55,550
Median Income
Santa Monica
$109,739
Arcadia
$116,142
Home Value
Santa Monica
$1,810,200
Arcadia
$1,336,500
Rent
Santa Monica
$2,338
Arcadia
$2,118
Crime Rate
Santa Monica
7.82
Arcadia
2.30
Cost of Living
Santa Monica
241.2
Arcadia
245.5
Avg Temp
Santa Monica
N/A
Arcadia
N/A
Unemployment
Santa Monica
6.1%
Arcadia
5.5%
How Similar Are Santa Monica & Arcadia?
Arcadia is Santa Monica's #11 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Santa Monica
91,535
Arcadia
55,550
Santa Monica has a 39% larger population than Arcadia.
Violent Crime
Santa Monica
7.82
Arcadia
2.30
Santa Monica's violent crime is significantly higher than Arcadia's — 71% difference.
Property Crime
Santa Monica
47.90
Arcadia
28.20
Santa Monica has a 41% higher property crime than Arcadia.
Political Leaning
Santa Monica
31.9%
Arcadia
31.9%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 0% difference.
Unemployment
Santa Monica
6.1%
Arcadia
5.5%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 9% difference.
Median Income
Santa Monica
$109,739
Arcadia
$116,142
Both cities have similar median income — just a 6% difference.
Home Values
Santa Monica
$1,810,200
Arcadia
$1,336,500
Santa Monica has a 26% higher home values than Arcadia.
Education
Santa Monica
55.4%
Arcadia
41.6%
Santa Monica has a 25% higher education than Arcadia.
Demographics
Santa Monica
66.9%
Arcadia
24.4%
Santa Monica's demographics is significantly higher than Arcadia's — 63% difference.
Cost of Living
Santa Monica
241.2
Arcadia
245.5
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 2% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Santa Monica and Arcadia share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Santa Monica
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Arcadia
Santa Monica leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Santa Monica leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSanta Monica scores 167.8 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 177.5 in Arcadia. Santa Monica scores 133.9 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 138.8 in Arcadia. Santa Monica scores 127.1 on the healthcare index (100 = national avg) vs 131.0 in Arcadia.
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Housing Market — Arcadia leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSArcadia has a single-family homes of 67.4% compared to 22.6% in Santa Monica. Arcadia has a owner-occupied of 58.5% compared to 28.8% in Santa Monica. Arcadia has a vacancy rate of 7.9% compared to 11.3% in Santa Monica.
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Median Rent
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Owner-Occupied
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Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Arcadia leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Monica: 54,093 vs Arcadia: 26,498 for labor force. Arcadia has a poverty rate of 7.4% compared to 11.6% in Santa Monica. Santa Monica has a per capita income of $90,657 vs $57,951 in Arcadia (56% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Arcadia leads
Source: FBI UCRArcadia has a assault rate (per 1k) of 1.09 compared to 4.99 in Santa Monica. Arcadia has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 2.30 compared to 7.82 in Santa Monica. Arcadia has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 1.01 compared to 2.02 in Santa Monica.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Santa Monica leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSanta Monica has a bachelor's degree or higher of 55.4% compared to 41.6% in Arcadia. Santa Monica has a high school diploma or higher of 62.3% compared to 52.5% in Arcadia.
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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 Monica has a population of 91,535, about 1.6x the size of Arcadia (55,550).
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Santa Monica
Arcadia
Healthcare — Santa Monica leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSanta Monica: 5 vs Arcadia: 2 for with emergency services. Santa Monica: 3.8 vs Arcadia: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
Nearby Hospitals
Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute — Santa Monica leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Monica has a bicycle of 2.7% compared to 0.1% in Arcadia. Santa Monica has a work from home of 33.1% compared to 21.2% in Arcadia. Santa Monica has a public transit of 2.8% compared to 1.9% in Arcadia.
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