Population
Santa Monica
91,535
Kirkland
91,614
Median Income
Santa Monica
$109,739
Kirkland
$143,533
Home Value
Santa Monica
$1,810,200
Kirkland
$1,022,500
Rent
Santa Monica
$2,338
Kirkland
$2,342
Crime Rate
Santa Monica
7.82
Kirkland
0.61
Cost of Living
Santa Monica
241.2
Kirkland
234.9
Avg Temp
Santa Monica
N/A
Kirkland
N/A
Unemployment
Santa Monica
6.1%
Kirkland
4.6%
How Similar Are Santa Monica & Kirkland?
Kirkland is Santa Monica's #9 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Santa Monica
91,535
Kirkland
91,614
Both cities have similar populations — Santa Monica at 91,535 and Kirkland at 91,614.
Violent Crime
Santa Monica
7.82
Kirkland
0.61
Santa Monica's violent crime is significantly higher than Kirkland's — 92% difference.
Property Crime
Santa Monica
47.90
Kirkland
20.12
Santa Monica's property crime is significantly higher than Kirkland's — 58% difference.
Political Leaning
Santa Monica
31.9%
Kirkland
22.5%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Santa Monica has a stronger Democratic lean (30% difference).
Unemployment
Santa Monica
6.1%
Kirkland
4.6%
Santa Monica has a 24% higher unemployment than Kirkland.
Median Income
Santa Monica
$109,739
Kirkland
$143,533
Kirkland has a 24% higher median income than Santa Monica.
Home Values
Santa Monica
$1,810,200
Kirkland
$1,022,500
Santa Monica has a 44% higher home values than Kirkland.
Education
Santa Monica
55.4%
Kirkland
47.2%
Santa Monica has a 15% higher education than Kirkland.
Demographics
Santa Monica
66.9%
Kirkland
67.5%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 1% difference.
Cost of Living
Santa Monica
241.2
Kirkland
234.9
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 3% difference.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Santa Monica and Kirkland differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Santa Monica
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Kirkland
Kirkland leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Kirkland leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDKirkland scores 134.5 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 167.8 in Santa Monica. Santa Monica scores 133.9 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 159.7 in Kirkland. Santa Monica scores 127.1 on the healthcare index (100 = national avg) vs 147.8 in Kirkland.
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Housing Market — Kirkland leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSKirkland has a vacancy rate of 5.3% compared to 11.3% in Santa Monica. Santa Monica has a median home value of $1,810,200 vs $1,022,500 in Kirkland (77% higher). Kirkland has a single-family homes of 59.6% compared to 22.6% in Santa Monica.
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Jobs & Economy — Kirkland leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSKirkland has a poverty rate of 6.0% compared to 11.6% in Santa Monica. Kirkland has a unemployment rate of 4.6% compared to 6.1% in Santa Monica. Kirkland has a median household income of $143,533 vs $109,739 in Santa Monica (24% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Kirkland leads
Source: FBI UCRKirkland has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.10 compared to 2.02 in Santa Monica. Kirkland has a assault rate (per 1k) of 0.35 compared to 4.99 in Santa Monica. Kirkland has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 0.61 compared to 7.82 in Santa Monica.
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Weather & Climate
Source: NOAA / Open-MeteoAvg Annual Temperature
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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 47.2% in Kirkland. Santa Monica has a high school diploma or higher of 62.3% compared to 55.1% in Kirkland.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSKirkland has a population of 91,614, about 1x the size of Santa Monica (91,535). Kirkland skews younger with a median age of 38.2 vs 42.9.
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Black
Hispanic
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Santa Monica
Kirkland
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSanta Monica: 5 vs Kirkland: 4 for with emergency services. Kirkland: 4.0 vs Santa Monica: 3.8 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Monica has a bicycle of 2.7% compared to 0.7% in Kirkland. Kirkland has a public transit of 4.6% compared to 2.8% in Santa Monica. Santa Monica has a work from home of 33.1% compared to 29.1% in Kirkland.
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