Population
Santa Monica
91,535
Somerville
80,549
Median Income
Santa Monica
$109,739
Somerville
$127,056
Home Value
Santa Monica
$1,810,200
Somerville
$899,400
Rent
Santa Monica
$2,338
Somerville
$2,468
Crime Rate
Santa Monica
7.82
Somerville
2.21
Cost of Living
Santa Monica
241.2
Somerville
221.0
Avg Temp
Santa Monica
N/A
Somerville
N/A
Unemployment
Santa Monica
6.1%
Somerville
2.9%
How Similar Are Santa Monica & Somerville?
Somerville is Santa Monica's #13 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Santa Monica
91,535
Somerville
80,549
Santa Monica has a 12% larger population than Somerville.
Violent Crime
Santa Monica
7.82
Somerville
2.21
Santa Monica's violent crime is significantly higher than Somerville's — 72% difference.
Property Crime
Santa Monica
47.90
Somerville
16.99
Santa Monica's property crime is significantly higher than Somerville's — 65% difference.
Political Leaning
Santa Monica
31.9%
Somerville
29.0%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 9% difference.
Unemployment
Santa Monica
6.1%
Somerville
2.9%
Santa Monica's unemployment is significantly higher than Somerville's — 53% difference.
Median Income
Santa Monica
$109,739
Somerville
$127,056
Somerville has a 14% higher median income than Santa Monica.
Home Values
Santa Monica
$1,810,200
Somerville
$899,400
Santa Monica has a 50% higher home values than Somerville.
Education
Santa Monica
55.4%
Somerville
51.7%
Both cities have similar education — just a 7% difference.
Demographics
Santa Monica
66.9%
Somerville
69.5%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 4% difference.
Cost of Living
Santa Monica
241.2
Somerville
221.0
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 8% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Santa Monica and Somerville share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Santa Monica
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Somerville
Somerville leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Somerville leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSomerville scores 136.6 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 167.8 in Santa Monica. Somerville scores 337.2 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 400.0 in Santa Monica. Santa Monica has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,085 vs $2,476 in Somerville (16% lower).
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Monica has a median home value of $1,810,200 vs $899,400 in Somerville (101% higher). Somerville has a vacancy rate of 5.7% compared to 11.3% in Santa Monica. Somerville has a median property tax of $6,237 vs $10,001 in Santa Monica (60% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Somerville leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSomerville has a unemployment rate of 2.9% compared to 6.1% in Santa Monica. Santa Monica has a per capita income of $90,657 vs $70,880 in Somerville (28% higher). Somerville has a poverty rate of 10.2% compared to 11.6% in Santa Monica.
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Crime & Safety — Somerville leads
Source: FBI UCRSomerville has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.24 compared to 2.02 in Santa Monica. Somerville has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 2.21 compared to 7.82 in Santa Monica. Santa Monica has a property crime clearance of 11.9% compared to 3.5% in Somerville.
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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 51.7% in Somerville.
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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 1.1x the size of Somerville (80,549). Somerville skews younger with a median age of 32.3 vs 42.9.
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Santa Monica
Somerville
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSanta Monica: 5 vs Somerville: 4 for with emergency services. Somerville: 4.3 vs Santa Monica: 3.8 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSomerville has a public transit of 19.6% compared to 2.8% in Santa Monica. Santa Monica has a drive alone of 50.6% compared to 30.7% in Somerville. Somerville has a bicycle of 6.4% compared to 2.7% in Santa Monica.
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