Population
Watsonville
51,968
Bellflower
77,396
Median Income
Watsonville
$74,785
Bellflower
$77,602
Home Value
Watsonville
$657,700
Bellflower
$661,100
Rent
Watsonville
$1,784
Bellflower
$1,771
Crime Rate
Watsonville
3.99
Bellflower
6.13
Cost of Living
Watsonville
159.7
Bellflower
162.2
Avg Temp
Watsonville
N/A
Bellflower
N/A
Unemployment
Watsonville
7.8%
Bellflower
7.8%
How Similar Are Watsonville & Bellflower?
Bellflower is Watsonville's #19 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Watsonville
51,968
Bellflower
77,396
Bellflower has a 33% larger population than Watsonville.
Violent Crime
Watsonville
3.99
Bellflower
6.13
Bellflower has a 35% higher violent crime than Watsonville.
Property Crime
Watsonville
11.82
Bellflower
21.70
Bellflower has a 46% higher property crime than Watsonville.
Political Leaning
Watsonville
20.9%
Bellflower
31.9%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Bellflower has a stronger Democratic lean (35% difference).
Unemployment
Watsonville
7.8%
Bellflower
7.8%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 1% difference.
Median Income
Watsonville
$74,785
Bellflower
$77,602
Both cities have similar median income — just a 4% difference.
Home Values
Watsonville
$657,700
Bellflower
$661,100
Both cities have similar home values — just a 1% difference.
Education
Watsonville
7.6%
Bellflower
13.6%
Bellflower has a 44% higher education than Watsonville.
Demographics
Watsonville
30.0%
Bellflower
22.9%
Watsonville has a 24% higher demographics than Bellflower.
Cost of Living
Watsonville
159.7
Bellflower
162.2
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 2% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Watsonville and Bellflower share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Watsonville
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Bellflower
Watsonville leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Watsonville leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDBellflower has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,601 vs $4,214 in Watsonville (62% lower). Bellflower has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,085 vs $3,298 in Watsonville (58% lower). Watsonville scores 114.3 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 120.4 in Bellflower.
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Housing Market — Watsonville leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSWatsonville has a owner-occupied of 43.6% compared to 38.1% in Bellflower. Watsonville has a single-family homes of 62.7% compared to 56.5% in Bellflower. Watsonville has a median property tax of $4,376 vs $4,567 in Bellflower.
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Median Property Tax
Owner-Occupied
Vacancy Rate
Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Bellflower leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBellflower: 40,727 vs Watsonville: 24,126 for labor force. Bellflower has a work from home of 8.9% compared to 6.0% in Watsonville. Bellflower has a poverty rate of 13.2% compared to 15.2% in Watsonville.
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Crime & Safety — Watsonville leads
Source: FBI UCRWatsonville has a property crime clearance of 17.3% compared to 6.6% in Bellflower. Watsonville has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.00 compared to 0.07 in Bellflower. Watsonville has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.54 compared to 1.60 in Bellflower.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Bellflower leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauBellflower has a bachelor's degree or higher of 13.6% compared to 7.6% in Watsonville. Bellflower has a high school diploma or higher of 31.7% compared to 22.4% in Watsonville.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBellflower has a population of 77,396, about 1.5x the size of Watsonville (51,968). Watsonville skews younger with a median age of 32.7 vs 35.9.
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Hispanic
Asian
Watsonville
Bellflower
Healthcare — Watsonville leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareWatsonville: 3.0 vs Bellflower: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute — Bellflower leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBellflower has a bicycle of 0.4% compared to 0.0% in Watsonville. Bellflower has a public transit of 2.1% compared to 1.4% in Watsonville. Bellflower has a work from home of 8.9% compared to 6.0% in Watsonville.
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