Population
Santa Rosa
177,216
Norwalk
100,713
Median Income
Santa Rosa
$97,410
Norwalk
$98,709
Home Value
Santa Rosa
$685,000
Norwalk
$616,600
Rent
Santa Rosa
$2,084
Norwalk
$2,014
Crime Rate
Santa Rosa
3.43
Norwalk
3.74
Cost of Living
Santa Rosa
184.9
Norwalk
175.9
Avg Temp
Santa Rosa
N/A
Norwalk
N/A
Unemployment
Santa Rosa
5.5%
Norwalk
5.6%
How Similar Are Santa Rosa & Norwalk?
Norwalk is Santa Rosa's #6 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Santa Rosa
177,216
Norwalk
100,713
Santa Rosa has a 43% larger population than Norwalk.
Violent Crime
Santa Rosa
3.43
Norwalk
3.74
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 9% difference.
Property Crime
Santa Rosa
13.20
Norwalk
19.58
Norwalk has a 33% higher property crime than Santa Rosa.
Political Leaning
Santa Rosa
25.2%
Norwalk
31.9%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Norwalk has a stronger Democratic lean (21% difference).
Unemployment
Santa Rosa
5.5%
Norwalk
5.6%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 2% difference.
Median Income
Santa Rosa
$97,410
Norwalk
$98,709
Both cities have similar median income — just a 1% difference.
Home Values
Santa Rosa
$685,000
Norwalk
$616,600
Both cities have similar home values — just a 10% difference.
Education
Santa Rosa
24.8%
Norwalk
14.5%
Santa Rosa has a 42% higher education than Norwalk.
Demographics
Santa Rosa
56.2%
Norwalk
24.0%
Santa Rosa's demographics is significantly higher than Norwalk's — 57% difference.
Cost of Living
Santa Rosa
184.9
Norwalk
175.9
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 5% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Santa Rosa and Norwalk share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Norwalk
Santa Rosa leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Norwalk leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDNorwalk scores 134.4 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 148.9 in Santa Rosa. Norwalk has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,601 vs $2,827 in Santa Rosa (9% lower). Norwalk scores 250.7 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 270.6 in Santa Rosa.
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Housing Market — Norwalk leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSNorwalk has a vacancy rate of 2.0% compared to 3.8% in Santa Rosa. Norwalk has a median property tax of $4,152 vs $4,938 in Santa Rosa (19% lower). Norwalk has a owner-occupied of 68.1% compared to 56.2% in Santa Rosa.
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Jobs & Economy — Santa Rosa leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Rosa: 96,708 vs Norwalk: 51,289 for labor force. Santa Rosa has a per capita income of $50,520 vs $31,989 in Norwalk (58% higher). Santa Rosa has a work from home of 10.5% compared to 6.7% in Norwalk.
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Crime & Safety — Santa Rosa leads
Source: FBI UCRSanta Rosa has a property crime clearance of 16.7% compared to 6.2% in Norwalk. Santa Rosa has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.67 compared to 1.47 in Norwalk. Santa Rosa has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.02 in Norwalk.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Santa Rosa leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSanta Rosa has a bachelor's degree or higher of 24.8% compared to 14.5% in Norwalk. Santa Rosa has a high school diploma or higher of 38.5% compared to 33.6% in Norwalk.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Rosa has a population of 177,216, about 1.8x the size of Norwalk (100,713). Norwalk skews younger with a median age of 36.5 vs 40.5.
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Santa Rosa
Norwalk
Healthcare — Santa Rosa leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSanta Rosa: 5 vs Norwalk: 2 for with emergency services. Santa Rosa: 3.3 vs Norwalk: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Rosa has a work from home of 10.5% compared to 6.7% in Norwalk. Norwalk has a public transit of 1.8% compared to 1.1% in Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa has a bicycle of 0.6% compared to 0.6% in Norwalk.
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