Population
Santa Paula
31,202
Gloucester
29,862
Median Income
Santa Paula
$77,130
Gloucester
$87,898
Home Value
Santa Paula
$559,300
Gloucester
$587,800
Rent
Santa Paula
$1,698
Gloucester
$1,395
Crime Rate
Santa Paula
3.30
Gloucester
2.78
Cost of Living
Santa Paula
151.8
Gloucester
158.8
Avg Temp
Santa Paula
N/A
Gloucester
N/A
Unemployment
Santa Paula
6.1%
Gloucester
6.3%
How Similar Are Santa Paula & Gloucester?
Gloucester is Santa Paula's #13 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Santa Paula
31,202
Gloucester
29,862
Both cities have similar populations — Santa Paula at 31,202 and Gloucester at 29,862.
Violent Crime
Santa Paula
3.30
Gloucester
2.78
Santa Paula has a 16% higher violent crime than Gloucester.
Property Crime
Santa Paula
8.74
Gloucester
5.52
Santa Paula has a 37% higher property crime than Gloucester.
Political Leaning
Santa Paula
41.0%
Gloucester
38.9%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 5% difference.
Unemployment
Santa Paula
6.1%
Gloucester
6.3%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 4% difference.
Median Income
Santa Paula
$77,130
Gloucester
$87,898
Gloucester has a 12% higher median income than Santa Paula.
Home Values
Santa Paula
$559,300
Gloucester
$587,800
Both cities have similar home values — just a 5% difference.
Education
Santa Paula
9.4%
Gloucester
29.8%
Gloucester's education is significantly higher than Santa Paula's — 69% difference.
Demographics
Santa Paula
60.4%
Gloucester
90.5%
Gloucester has a 33% higher demographics than Santa Paula.
Cost of Living
Santa Paula
151.8
Gloucester
158.8
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 4% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Santa Paula and Gloucester share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Gloucester
Gloucester leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Santa Paula leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSanta Paula scores 116.9 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 134.4 in Gloucester. Santa Paula has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,250 vs $2,476 in Gloucester (9% lower). Santa Paula has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,693 vs $2,941 in Gloucester (8% lower).
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Paula has a vacancy rate of 5.0% compared to 9.9% in Gloucester. Santa Paula has a median property tax of $3,674 vs $6,086 in Gloucester (40% lower). Gloucester has a median rent of $1,395 vs $1,698 in Santa Paula (22% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Gloucester leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGloucester has a work from home of 10.7% compared to 4.6% in Santa Paula. Gloucester has a poverty rate of 10.7% compared to 15.3% in Santa Paula. Gloucester has a per capita income of $53,072 vs $30,453 in Santa Paula (43% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Gloucester leads
Source: FBI UCRGloucester has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.03 compared to 0.50 in Santa Paula. Gloucester has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 4.15 compared to 6.72 in Santa Paula. Gloucester has a property crime rate (per 1k) of 5.52 compared to 8.74 in Santa Paula.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Gloucester leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauGloucester has a bachelor's degree or higher of 29.8% compared to 9.4% in Santa Paula. Gloucester has a high school diploma or higher of 51.5% compared to 22.7% in Santa Paula.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Paula has a population of 31,202, about 1x the size of Gloucester (29,862). Santa Paula skews younger with a median age of 35.2 vs 51.0.
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Santa Paula
Gloucester
Healthcare — Santa Paula leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSanta Paula: 5 vs Gloucester: 4 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGloucester has a public transit of 2.5% compared to 0.4% in Santa Paula. Gloucester has a work from home of 10.7% compared to 4.6% in Santa Paula.
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