Population
Santa Paula
31,202
Methuen Town
53,043
Median Income
Santa Paula
$77,130
Methuen Town
$103,270
Home Value
Santa Paula
$559,300
Methuen Town
$472,200
Rent
Santa Paula
$1,698
Methuen Town
$1,610
Crime Rate
Santa Paula
3.30
Methuen Town
1.76
Cost of Living
Santa Paula
151.8
Methuen Town
160.7
Avg Temp
Santa Paula
N/A
Methuen Town
N/A
Unemployment
Santa Paula
6.1%
Methuen Town
6.3%
How Similar Are Santa Paula & Methuen Town?
Methuen Town is Santa Paula's #18 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Santa Paula
31,202
Methuen Town
53,043
Methuen Town has a 41% larger population than Santa Paula.
Violent Crime
Santa Paula
3.30
Methuen Town
1.76
Santa Paula has a 47% higher violent crime than Methuen Town.
Property Crime
Santa Paula
8.74
Methuen Town
7.96
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 9% difference.
Political Leaning
Santa Paula
41.0%
Methuen Town
38.9%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 5% difference.
Unemployment
Santa Paula
6.1%
Methuen Town
6.3%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 3% difference.
Median Income
Santa Paula
$77,130
Methuen Town
$103,270
Methuen Town has a 25% higher median income than Santa Paula.
Home Values
Santa Paula
$559,300
Methuen Town
$472,200
Santa Paula has a 16% higher home values than Methuen Town.
Education
Santa Paula
9.4%
Methuen Town
21.5%
Methuen Town's education is significantly higher than Santa Paula's — 56% difference.
Demographics
Santa Paula
60.4%
Methuen Town
59.4%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 2% difference.
Cost of Living
Santa Paula
151.8
Methuen Town
160.7
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 6% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Santa Paula and Methuen Town share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Methuen Town
Methuen Town leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Santa Paula leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSanta Paula scores 109.0 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 128.9 in Methuen Town. Santa Paula scores 107.2 on the healthcare index (100 = national avg) vs 123.1 in Methuen Town. Santa Paula scores 116.9 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 131.5 in Methuen Town.
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Housing Market — Methuen Town leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMethuen Town has a vacancy rate of 3.6% compared to 5.0% in Santa Paula. Methuen Town has a owner-occupied of 72.7% compared to 53.7% in Santa Paula. Santa Paula has a median property tax of $3,674 vs $4,816 in Methuen Town (24% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Methuen Town leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMethuen Town has a poverty rate of 8.2% compared to 15.3% in Santa Paula. Methuen Town has a work from home of 10.8% compared to 4.6% in Santa Paula. Methuen Town: 29,932 vs Santa Paula: 15,368 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety — Methuen Town leads
Source: FBI UCRMethuen Town has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 1.76 compared to 3.30 in Santa Paula. Methuen Town has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 0.48 compared to 0.84 in Santa Paula. Methuen Town has a assault rate (per 1k) of 1.67 compared to 2.36 in Santa Paula.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Methuen Town leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauMethuen Town has a bachelor's degree or higher of 21.5% compared to 9.4% in Santa Paula. Methuen Town has a high school diploma or higher of 42.7% 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 ACSMethuen Town has a population of 53,043, about 1.7x the size of Santa Paula (31,202). Santa Paula skews younger with a median age of 35.2 vs 40.5.
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Black
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Santa Paula
Methuen Town
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSanta Paula: 5 vs Methuen Town: 4 for with emergency services. Methuen Town: 3.3 vs Santa Paula: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Methuen Town leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMethuen Town has a public transit of 1.1% compared to 0.4% in Santa Paula. Methuen Town has a work from home of 10.8% compared to 4.6% in Santa Paula. Methuen Town: 25 min vs Santa Paula: 26 min for mean commute time.
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