Population
Santa Monica
91,535
Los Gatos
32,773
Median Income
Santa Monica
$109,739
Los Gatos
$207,891
Home Value
Santa Monica
$1,810,200
Los Gatos
$2,000,001
Rent
Santa Monica
$2,338
Los Gatos
$2,969
Crime Rate
Santa Monica
7.82
Los Gatos
1.48
Cost of Living
Santa Monica
241.2
Los Gatos
283.4
Avg Temp
Santa Monica
N/A
Los Gatos
N/A
Unemployment
Santa Monica
6.1%
Los Gatos
4.3%
How Similar Are Santa Monica & Los Gatos?
Los Gatos is Santa Monica's #22 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Santa Monica
91,535
Los Gatos
32,773
Santa Monica (91,535) is about 2.8x larger than Los Gatos (32,773).
Violent Crime
Santa Monica
7.82
Los Gatos
1.48
Santa Monica's violent crime is significantly higher than Los Gatos's — 81% difference.
Property Crime
Santa Monica
47.90
Los Gatos
14.33
Santa Monica's property crime is significantly higher than Los Gatos's — 70% difference.
Political Leaning
Santa Monica
31.9%
Los Gatos
28.1%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Santa Monica has a stronger Democratic lean (12% difference).
Unemployment
Santa Monica
6.1%
Los Gatos
4.3%
Santa Monica has a 30% higher unemployment than Los Gatos.
Median Income
Santa Monica
$109,739
Los Gatos
$207,891
Los Gatos has a 47% higher median income than Santa Monica.
Home Values
Santa Monica
$1,810,200
Los Gatos
$2,000,001
Both cities have similar home values — just a 9% difference.
Education
Santa Monica
55.4%
Los Gatos
53.2%
Both cities have similar education — just a 4% difference.
Demographics
Santa Monica
66.9%
Los Gatos
67.2%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 1% difference.
Cost of Living
Santa Monica
241.2
Los Gatos
283.4
Los Gatos has a 15% higher cost of living than Santa Monica.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Santa Monica and Los Gatos differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Santa Monica leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Santa Monica leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSanta Monica scores 133.9 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 200.0 in Los Gatos. Santa Monica scores 127.1 on the healthcare index (100 = national avg) vs 187.1 in Los Gatos. Santa Monica has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,085 vs $2,982 in Los Gatos (30% lower).
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Housing Market — Los Gatos leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLos Gatos has a single-family homes of 68.4% compared to 22.6% in Santa Monica. Los Gatos has a owner-occupied of 62.5% compared to 28.8% in Santa Monica. Los Gatos has a vacancy rate of 8.2% compared to 11.3% in Santa Monica.
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Jobs & Economy — Los Gatos leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Monica: 54,093 vs Los Gatos: 15,888 for labor force. Los Gatos has a poverty rate of 4.1% compared to 11.6% in Santa Monica. Los Gatos has a median household income of $207,891 vs $109,739 in Santa Monica (47% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Los Gatos leads
Source: FBI UCRLos Gatos has a assault rate (per 1k) of 0.82 compared to 4.99 in Santa Monica. Los Gatos has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 1.48 compared to 7.82 in Santa Monica. Los Gatos has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.44 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 high school diploma or higher of 62.3% compared to 57.4% in Los Gatos. Santa Monica has a bachelor's degree or higher of 55.4% compared to 53.2% in Los Gatos.
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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 2.8x the size of Los Gatos (32,773). Santa Monica skews younger with a median age of 42.9 vs 45.2.
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Santa Monica
Los Gatos
Healthcare — Santa Monica leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSanta Monica: 3.8 vs Los Gatos: 2.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Santa Monica leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Monica has a public transit of 2.8% compared to 0.5% in Los Gatos. Santa Monica has a bicycle of 2.7% compared to 0.8% in Los Gatos. Los Gatos has a drive alone of 60.5% compared to 50.6% in Santa Monica.
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